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2012 Map of Christmas Mountains

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

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The Christmas Mountains dominate this Brewster County landscape, an area characterized by isolated peaks and vital water sources in an arid environment. The map highlights the development of the Terlingua Ranch Lodge and its proximity to the Terlingua Ranch Airport, serving as a central hub for this high-desert community. Surrounding this node, a network of ranch roads like Bare Bones Rd and Church Rd connect remote holdings and natural landmarks.

Hydrological features are central to life here, with Big Corazones Spring, Christmas Spring, and Wildhorse Spring providing reliable water points amidst the high peaks of Mt Williams and Paisano Peak. In the northern section, the Corazones Peaks rise near Lake Ament, while the southern reaches descend toward Little Christmas Mtn and Hidden Valley. This survey captures the specialized infrastructure of the region, from the Terlingua Ranch Rd transit corridor to the numerous named tanks and springs that define land use in the Big Bend country.