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1955 Map of Cerro Diablo

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cerro Diablo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Cerro Diablo and the Sierra Tinaja Pinta dominate this mid-century portrait of Hudspeth County, Texas, just below the New Mexico border. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of the Cornudas Mountains and Miller Mountain, surrounded by a network of drainage features like Cornudas Draw and Washburn Draw. Human presence is marked primarily by isolated cattle operations, including the Mayfield Ranch, Brammers Ranch, and Love-Cass Ranch.

Technological markers of the era are scattered across the arid terrain, from the Landing Field and CAA Beacon No 6 to numerous windmills and wells. The map captures a moment when traditional ranching life relied on water management features such as Peace Tank and Lake Tank, while the presence of several abandoned wells and abandoned oil wells suggests the ongoing cycles of exploration and resource management in this corner of the Trans-Pecos.