2017 Map of Bull Gap SW

About this map

Water management and strategic access roads dominate this section of Lincoln County, characterized by a complex network of routes managed by the White Sands Missile Range. Family-named livestock water sources like Sam Dillard Tank and J S Dillard Tank suggest a ranching history that predates or coexists with the military land use of the mid-20th century. The terrain is defined by drainage patterns like Harkey Draw and a system of graded and primitive roads, including Wsmr S Rt 335 and Wsmr P Rt 11, which grid the arid landscape. These features provide a look at how administrative and military boundaries have preserved specific topographic and hydrological elements, such as the A A A Tank, within a restricted-access corridor.