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1973 Map of Fort Stockton

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Fort Stockton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Fort Stockton serves as the focal point of this Trans-Pecos landscape, situated at the junction of US Highway 290 and US Highway 285. The map documents the vast ranching and energy landscape of the early 1970s, dotted with windmills and gas fields across the Stockton Plateau. To the west, the high elevations of the Davis Mountains provide a dramatic vertical contrast, hosting the Fort Davis Nat Hist Site and Davis Mts State Park near the town of Alpine.

Transportation corridors are central to the region's layout, featuring the Southern Pacific RR and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR winding through mountain passes. Significant water features like Lake Leon and Balmorhea Lake stand out in this arid environment, while the Texas Agricultural Experimental Station indicates the region's investment in managing its unique terrain. The map also delineates several prominent peaks, including Cathedral Mountain 6860 and Mitre Peak.