2010 Map of Bitter Creek

About this map

Three Rivers flows across this arid landscape in Otero County, marking the primary drainage system through a region defined by restricted access and wide-open desert terrain. The map documents the intricate network of the White Sands Missile Range, illustrated by specialized access roads including WSMR P Route 3, WSMR P Route 9, and WSMR S Route 302. This 2010 survey highlights the junction of these military routes as they traverse the basin. To the southeast, Temporal Creek provides a secondary focal point for the local hydrography. The area is characterized by its isolation and its status as a highly controlled environment, where the traditional markers of civilian settlement like schools or towns are absent, replaced by the functional infrastructure of the missile range and the natural paths of desert waterways.