2018 Map of Ceadro Spring SE

About this map

The Zuni River meanders across this high-desert landscape, defining the hydrology of a region where water is the primary architect of the terrain. Near the northern border of the sheet, Indian Svc Rte 17 provides a rare corridor of improved transport through the open range. The map is centered on the geopolitical intersection of the Arizona-New Mexico state line and the border between Apache and Cibola counties. This survey reveals the drainage patterns of seasonal watercourses like Venadito Draw and Jaralosa Draw, which cut through the land toward the Bear Claw area. The presence of the Public Land Survey System grid highlights the systematic division of this expansive territory into townships and ranges, illustrating the formal administration of the American West in the early twenty-first century.