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2012 Map of Canutillo

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Canutillo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Rio Grande waters define the western edge of this corridor through the Upper Mesilla Valley, where irrigation channels like the Vinton Lateral and Nemexas Drain support the agricultural landscape. The map captures a string of settlements along the valley floor, including the border community of Anthony, the prison town of La Tuna, and the residential clusters of Vinton, Canutillo, and Prado Verde.

To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the arid foothills of the Franklin Mountains, marked by the deep cuts of Vinton Canyon and Avispa Canyon. This transition from the fertile river bottom to the high desert is punctuated by Smugglers Pass in the southeast. For local historians, the grid of Canutillo and its namesake Canutillo Cem provide essential reference points for the evolution of this multi-state border region.