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2020 Map of Cottonwood Draw

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Cottonwood Draw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Pecos River meanders through this portion of Chaves County, defining a landscape carved by numerous intermittent drainages. This high-desert terrain is marked by a series of named draws that feed into the river valley, including Cottonwood Draw, Alkali Draw, and Bosque Draw. These features, along with localized water sources such as Sixmile Spring, Crockett Spring, and Red Spring, were historically critical for sustaining life and livestock in an otherwise arid environment.

A network of rural roads, including Mora Rd, Roosevelt Rd, and Caprock Rd, provides access across the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. The map illustrates the intersection of traditional ranching geography and modern infrastructure, where established routes like Cloudcroft Rd and Fairacres Rd connect remote homesteads and grazing lands. The density of named draws like Cocklebur Draw and Huggins Draw suggests a complex local topography essential for understanding historical land use and water rights in this region of New Mexico.