2017 Map of Desert NE

About this map

Borrego Tank serves as a central landmark in this arid stretch of Otero County, where water management is the primary sign of human activity. The terrain is defined by the high desert plains and organized by the Public Land Survey System, specifically within t24s r8e, t24s r9e, t25s r8e, and t25s r9e. These township and range divisions oversee a landscape largely devoid of dense settlement, punctuated instead by isolated catchment features like Alvarado Tank Number Two. The placement of School Tank and South Tank reflects a sparse but vital network of infrastructure designed to support livestock and land management in a region where natural surface water is rare. The elevation contours reveal the subtle shifts of the desert floor and rising foothills, mapping the precise topography of this quiet corner of New Mexico.