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2013 Map of Black Hill

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Black Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

W Coupland Ranch and G Coupland Ranch anchor this landscape in Socorro County, where the high desert terrain is defined by a series of dramatic canyons and scattered water tanks. The land is marked by deep geographic cuts like Lumbre Canyon and Nogal Canyon, which run through township lines such as t8s r4w and t9s r3w. Water management is central to the area's survival, evidenced by family-named and infrastructure-related features like Beeman Tank and CCC Tank, reflecting the ongoing ranching legacy and historical conservation efforts in the region.

Transportation corridors follow the natural topography, with State Road 1 slicing diagonally through the terrain. From the heights of Black Hill and Bottle Hill, the map reveals a rugged network of drainage systems including Silver Canyon and Crawford Hollow. This 2013 survey serves as a detailed record of land use and water resources in this part of New Mexico, where large-scale ranching remains the primary human footprint.