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1964 Map of Goat Canyon

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Goat Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Apache Mountains dominate the eastern half of this Trans-Pecos landscape, rising to peaks like Old Baldy and hiding deep cuts like Goat Canyon and Hackberry Canyon. This high-desert environment in the mid-1960s is defined by its water management and large-scale ranching operations. The presence of numerous earthen tanks, including Threemile Tank, Onemile Tank, and Five Point Tank, reveals the infrastructure required to sustain livestock in this arid terrain.

Remote outposts such as Munn Ranch, Jones Ranch, and Stansberry Ranch anchor the human presence, connected by a network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail. A specialized Landing Area near Munn Ranch suggests the reliance on light aircraft for transport and ranch management across these distances. Along the mountain ridges, scattered Prospects and a Quarry indicate the area's mineral interests during this era.