The Fort Sumner Valley defines this portion of the De Baca County landscape, where the wide corridor of the Pecos River meanders southward through a network of rural irrigation and county roads. Infrastructure such as the Fort Sumner Main Canal highlights the area's agricultural foundations, carrying water from the river to the surrounding valley. In the eastern reaches, Taiban Creek joins the drainage system, while distinctive landforms like the Mesita Negra and the southern Cañon Blanco break the level topography of the high plains. The southeastern corner is anchored by Bonner Lake, a significant water feature in this arid region, connected to the broader valley by a grid of local routes including County Rd 2-30 and County Rd 2-1.
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1954 · Fort Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Fort Sumner
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Fort Sumner West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1966 · Alamo Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Eighteenmile Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Conejo Creek East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1967 · Watts Hill
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Lomas Gatos
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Fort Sumner East
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Taiban
USGS Topo · 1:24,000