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2017 Map of Fence Lake

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Fence Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Atarque and the community of Fence Lake anchor this 2017 survey of western New Mexico's high-plateau landscape. The area is defined by its intermittent water sources and dramatic geological formations, including the Red Cliffs and Los Pilares. Local history is anchored at the Atarque Cem, which serves as a landmark for researchers tracing genealogy in this sparsely populated region of Cibola County.

The drainage patterns of Jaralosa Draw and Lorenzo Arroyo illustrate the arid hydrology of the territory, where seasonal water bodies like Dog Lake, Chaparral Lake, and the namesake Fence Lake map the low points of the basin. Springs such as Los Alamos Springs and Cabin Spring provide rare perennial landmarks. A network of county roads, including Pine Hill Rd and Cibola Co Rd 35A, connects these scattered homesteads and topographical features across the township and range divisions.