2010 Map of Campana

About this map

Campana anchors this High Plains landscape, where the distribution of water sources defines the pattern of life in San Miguel County. The terrain is deeply incised by a series of significant drainages, including Bueyeros Canyon and Polecat Canyon, which channel seasonal flow toward Atarque Creek and Muertos Creek. This 2010 topographic survey highlights the essential infrastructure of ranching in this arid environment, marked by numerous named water stations such as Rock Hole Windmill and the Medio Shipping Pasture Windmill. Transportation is limited primarily to County Road J-1, which winds through the eastern portion of the quadrangle. The presence of Mule Camp in the northwest, situated near Bueyeros Creek, suggests the long-standing cattle-driving and shipping history characteristic of this remote corner of New Mexico.