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1982 Map of Carrizo Butte

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Carrizo Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Goodwater serves as a primary reference point in this arid Navajo County landscape, where the Puerco River and numerous washes like Lithodendron Wash carve through the high desert. The transportation corridor is dominated by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which runs parallel to the Old Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Grades, revealing the evolving path of the rail line through the territory.

Remote outposts and family-named sites such as Ortegas Ranch, Ublack Place, and Wooden Tank suggest a history of ranching and water management in a region where water sources are vital. To the southeast, the topography becomes more dramatic with the looming Twin Buttes and the massive Ramsey Slide, while Carrizo Butte stands as a central landmark amidst a network of stock tanks like Ramsey Slide Tank and Delaney Tank.