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2010 Map of Bone Spring NE

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Bone Spring NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

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The Santiago Mountains dominate the southwestern corner of this West Texas landscape, where the high desert terrain is defined by a network of ephemeral water sources and deep cuts. The intermittent Maravillas Creek winds across the center of the sheet, joined by drainages like Nine Point Draw and the dramatic Big Brushy Canyon. This area of Brewster County relies heavily on ranching infrastructure, evidenced by numerous named water tanks and windmills that serve as critical landmarks in an otherwise sparse environment.

Water management is the primary human footprint here, with isolated sites such as Key Cabin Tank and Cow Heaven Tank distributed across the northern reaches. The local economy is traced through the placement of Henderson Windmill, Corner Windmill, and Guy Lee Windmill, which are linked by a web of unimproved roads and the prominent FM 2627 Hwy. The presence of these named windmills and tanks suggests a long history of pastoral land use in the rugged country near Dog Canyon.