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2020 Map of Fort Stanton

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Fort Stanton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Fort Stanton anchors the northeastern corner of this 2020 landscape, where the historical footprint of the high desert meets modern infrastructure. The terrain is defined by the drainage of the Rio Bonito and Eagle Cr, carving through the Lincoln National Forest and the Sacramento Mountains. Evidence of the region's cultural depth is preserved in the naming of the Buffalo Soldier Trail and the Petroglyph Trail, while the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport represents the contemporary development of Ruidoso.

The map reveals a complex network of ranching and water management across the Fort Stanton Mesa, marked by numerous named tanks such as Flume Tank and Turkey Tank. These features, alongside the steep elevations of Hightower Mtn and Goat Mtn, illustrate the challenges of land use in a geography dominated by canyons like Bitter Canyon and Sawmill Canyon. Local residential expansion is visible in the Lincoln Hills and along roads such as Saddlebrook Rd.