2019 Map of Callo Padrones

About this map

Callo Padrones and the surrounding South Texas rangeland dominate this 2019 survey of the brush country along the Brooks and Hidalgo County line. The landscape is defined by vast, named grazing tracts and seasonal water features such as El Callo and Laguna Del Toro Prieto. The presence of these named parcels, including Magueyes Pasture, Quiteria Pasture, and Padrones Pasture, reflects a long-standing ranching tradition and land-use pattern where specific pastures and enclosures, such as Huisaches Trap and El Aceitero Trap, are identified by local family or botanical names. A primary transportation artery, Highway 281, cuts through the western portion of the quadrangle, providing the only major paved access across this sparsely populated region of Santa Fe Pasture and Julian Pasture.