2017 Map of Gacho Hill

About this map

Joffre sits in the high desert plains of Guadalupe County, anchored by the long diagonal of US Route 285 as it cuts northwest to southeast across the terrain. This landscape is defined by wide-open ranching country and the prominent elevation of Gacho Hill, which serves as a central landmark for the surrounding townships. The road network reflects a quiet rural infrastructure, where named routes like Rica Rd and Jackalope Rd diverge from the main highway to serve isolated homesteads and grazing lands. Surveyed late in the twentieth century, the map details the precise township and range divisions, including t3n r18e and t2n r18e, illustrating how public land systems continue to organize the New Mexico high country.