2013 Map of Cunavea Basin

About this map

The high plains of eastern New Mexico unfold across this 2013 survey of Cunavea Basin. This landscape is defined by the dramatic descent from the mesa into the basin floor, where topographic relief is provided by Hartford Canyon and Long Canyon. Sparse settlement is anchored by Shoemaker, while the surrounding ranching country is accessed by a geometric grid of county roads and NM-156. Water sources, critical for survival in this arid environment, are specifically marked at Hart Springs in the north and Alamo Spring to the west. The map illustrates the contemporary persistence of the Public Land Survey System, with township and range lines like t7n r28e and t7n r29e dictating the placement of secondary thoroughfares such as Quay Road 40 and Quay Road 37.