2017 Map of Field Ranch

About this map

Field Ranch lies at the heart of this high-desert landscape in New Mexico, situated along the boundary where Cibola Co and Socorro Co meet. This terrain is defined by a series of prominent mesas and deep drainage draws, such as Gag Mesa and the expansive Chicken Mountain Draw. Water management is the defining human footprint here, visible through a network of springs and man-made tanks including Friday Spring, School Section Tank, and the curiously named Coal Oil Johnnie Tank. These features suggest a history of cattle ranching and resource conservation in a land where water is a vital currency. Transportation across the high ground is facilitated by primitive routes like Bia RD 55 and Forest RD 123, which navigate the elevation changes near Cerro Pelon and Cottonwood Draw Mesa.