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1983 Map of El Paso

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of El Paso
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The international border between the United States and Mexico bisects this 1983 landscape, centered on the sprawling urban core of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The Rio Grande, also labeled as the Rio Bravo, serves as the primary geographic and political artery, feeding an extensive irrigation network that includes the Franklin Canal and Riverside Canal throughout the Mesilla Valley. To the north, the Franklin Mountains rise sharply above the city, while the eastern portion is dominated by the Fort Bliss Military Reservation and the Hueco Mountains.

Transport and aviation infrastructure are prominent features, with the International Airport and Biggs Army Airfield serving the Texas side, while the Aeropuerto Internacional sits to the south in Chihuahua. Researchers can trace the routes of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe railroads as they converge at this historic mountain pass. Further west, the terrain transitions into a series of volcanic features, most notably the large depressions of Kilbourne Hole, Hunts Hole, and Phillips Hole.