2010 Map of Devil Ridge

About this map

Old Patterson Place serves as a central point of human settlement within this arid landscape of Hudspeth County, where survival is clearly tied to water management. The terrain is dominated by the dramatic uplift of Devil Ridge and Front Ridge, which guide the drainage of intermittent watercourses like Red Hills Arroyo and Red Light Draw. These features reflect the complex geomorphology of the Trans-Pecos region, where cattle ranching infrastructure is the primary visible industry. Numerous man-made water catchments, such as Rock Tank, Coffee Tank, and New Dagger Tank, are distributed across the flats and mesas. Transportation in this era relied on arterial routes like Indian Hot Springs Rd, connecting isolated landmarks such as East Windmill and Cummins Windmill through the desert floor near Yucca Mesa.