2016 Map of Busher Canyon

About this map

Big Divide serves as a prominent geographic marker in this section of Pecos County, where the high ground separates a network of complex drainage systems. The landscape is defined by deep cuts such as Big Canyon, Javalina Canyon, and the central Busher Canyon. These landforms, along with Rebecca Draw and Cliett Draw, illustrate the arid-land hydrology of the Trans-Pecos, where water management is critical. The distribution of infrastructure like Hoodoo Water Tank, Whetstone Water Tank, and Cedar Tank across the high-elevation terrain reflects the region's ranching heritage and the necessity of sustaining livestock in a landscape where permanent natural surface water is scarce. In the northeast, the presence of Highway 285 provides the primary transit corridor through this otherwise remote ranchland.