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1933 Map of Guadalupe Peak

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Guadalupe Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Guadalupe Peak towers over this 1933 survey, a landscape defined by the convergence of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Delaware Mountains. The map documents a sparse ranching economy where life centered on scattered water sources like Cherry Spring, Bone Spring, and the Indian Cave Tank. Remote outposts such as Old PX Ranch and Williams Ranch are connected by rugged trails and unimproved dirt roads that navigate around the vast Salt Lake Flats.

The presence of Pratt Lodge and the Graham Hunter Lodge indicates early recreational interest in these highlands, while the Airway Beacon and Filling Stations along the primitive highway through Guadalupe Pass mark the modernization of trans-continental travel. Topographical curiosities like the Patterson Pothole and the Chinaman Hat peak stand out near the Patterson Hills, providing specific reference points for researchers tracing the history of Culberson County.