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2020 Map of Black Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Black Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Black Canyon and the surrounding drainage basins of northeastern New Mexico define the terrain of this Union County survey. The landscape is marked by intermittent watercourses like Perico Cr and Carrizo Cr, which have carved distinct pathways through the high plains. Large-scale ranching and land divisions are evident through the grid of the Public Land Survey System, specifically across t26n r33e and t25n r32e.

Remote transportation routes provide the primary human imprint on this territory, with family-named or local thoroughfares such as Wiley Rd, Heringa Rd, and Swagerty Rd connecting isolated points across the plains. Significant geographic features like Sand Draw illustrate the seasonal hydrology of the region, where water flow is transient but influential on the topography and land use of this high-altitude cattle country.