El Paso Canyon carves a path through this Otero County landscape, transitioning into the winding course of El Paso Draw as it moves south through the high desert. The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns and a sparse network of county roads that service this remote area. The Public Land Survey System grid, marked by sections within t21s r12e and t21s r13e, provides the primary organizational structure for the land. Local transport is limited to established routes such as Co RD f052 and Co RD f051, which skirt the lower elevations. This topographic record illustrates the intersection of natural watercourses and the utilitarian road system used by land managers and residents in southern New Mexico.
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1943 · Pendejo Wash
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Escondido Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Surveyors Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · El Paso Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Alamogordo
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1979 · Otero Mesa South
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Crow Flats
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1980 · El Paso Draw
USGS Topo · 1:24,000