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2012 Map of East Mesa SW

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of East Mesa SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Water infrastructure defines the character of this arid Pecos County landscape, where survival depends on a network of remote pumping stations. The distribution of features like Five Section Windmill, Three Section Windmill, and Ike Windmill across the desert scrub indicates a ranching economy organized around these vital groundwater access points. These named windmills often mark the location of stock tanks or historic range boundaries, providing a detailed look at land management in the West Texas interior.

Terrain features are sparse but significant, centered on the drainage patterns of Hole in the Ground Draw and the catchment at White Tank. Near the eastern boundary, Frontage Rd provides one of the few improved transportation links through the area. Other industrial markers, such as the Pipeline Windmill, hint at the energy infrastructure that frequently intersects with traditional grazing lands in this part of the state.