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1971 Map of Glenn Spring

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Glenn Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Glenn Spring serves as a focal point in this remote corner of Big Bend National Park, characterized by a complex drainage system and scattered remnants of early desert life. The landscape is dominated by the massive profile of Chilicotal Mountain and the high Hayes Ridge to the north, where water sources like Chilicotal Spring and Rice Tank once sustained livestock and travelers. The mapping of Rice Cem and an individual Grave near the spring site provides essential data for those tracing the human history of this arid environment.

Evidence of historical passage is visible through the Dodson Trail and the rugged Juniper Canyon, while labels like Robbers Roost suggest the storied nature of the Chihuahuan Desert frontier. The convergence of Juniper Draw and Glenn Draw illustrates the seasonal hydrology that defined where families settled and where transit was possible before modern infrastructure reached this part of Brewster County.