2013 Map of Columbus SE

About this map

Columbus anchors the western edge of this High Desert landscape, situated just north of the international border where the New Mexico and Estados Unidos Mexicanos boundary line cuts a straight path through the basin. The terrain is marked by the drainage of Seventysix Draw in the north and the distinct rise of Black Hill in the southwest. Transportation in this borderland area is defined by Nm-9, which runs east-west across the quadrangle, and a network of rural routes including Dustdevil Rd and Black Hill Rd. This survey captures the sparse settlement patterns and ranching infrastructure typical of the Chihuahuan Desert before further 21st-century developments, showing a landscape defined more by its township lines and survey markers than dense population.