1981 Map of Fleck Draw

About this map

The White Sands Missile Range dominates this portion of the northern Chihuahuan Desert, where military and agricultural research boundaries overlap in the arid landscape. The map illustrates a high-desert environment defined by seasonal watercourses like Gilmore Draw and Fleck Draw, which have historically dictated the placement of remote outposts. Evidence of ranching and early 20th-century land use is visible through landmarks such as Fleck Ranch and Britton Camp, alongside isolated water sources like Cedar Well and Indian Tank. In the south, the Jornada Experimental Range (USDA) marks a transition into dedicated rangeland studies, connected to the north by intermittent features like Horse Draw and New Well. The presence of several Jeep Trails underscores the rugged, inaccessible nature of this high-clearance terrain during the early 1980s.