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2013 Map of Fort Union

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Fort Union
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Fort Union National Monument serves as the centerpiece of this Mora County terrain, preserving the site of one of the 19th-century West's most significant military outposts. The landscape is defined by the sharp rise of Black Mesa and the drainage of Higgins Canyon, with water sources like Black Mesa Spring and Higgins Canyon Spring marking critical points in this arid high-plains environment.

Evidence of ranching and historical settlement is found at Fort Union Ranch and the community of Martinez near the banks of the Mora River. To the northeast, Wolf Creek and Wheeler Lake break the mesa topography. For those tracing the human footprint on this land, the presence of the Ft Union Cem and the dedicated Monument Ln offer specific points of interest relative to the fort's extensive history and the surrounding grazing lands.