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2004 Map of Chimney Lake

Name: 2004 Topographic Map of Chimney Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2006
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2006

About this map

The high Chaves County tablelands meet the Lincoln National Forest in this 2004 revision, where the landscape is defined by an extensive network of ephemeral drainages and stock-rearing infrastructure. The map reveals a pattern of dispersed settlement centered on family-named operations such as McGuire Ranch, Hepler Ranch, and Van Cleve Ranch. These outposts are connected by utilitarian routes like Dunken Road and Wilkerson Road, reflecting the pastoral economy of the Sacramento Mountains foothills.

Water management is the central human influence visible on the terrain, evidenced by numerous man-made catchments like Antelope Tank and Home Tank situated among the deep cuts of Chimney Canyon and Cox Canyon. Notable landmarks such as Chimney Peak and One Tree Peak provide orientation across the broken ground, while the Pipeline corridor represents the modern industrial infrastructure crossing this otherwise traditional ranching territory.