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1985 Map of Guadalupe Peak

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Guadalupe Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Guadalupe Peak and the high limestone escarpments of the Guadalupe Mountains dominate this 1985 survey of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The landscape is defined by the transition from the high desert floor of Salt Basin to the protected peaks of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Evidence of the region's historic transit and resource extraction is scattered throughout, including the historic Butterfield Trail route and the distant Old Michigan Mine.

Water management in this arid environment is traced through an extensive network of draws and canyons, such as McKittrick Canyon and Wild Horse Draw, which feed toward the Delaware River. Industrial presence is noted by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and the Sulfur Mine, while topographical landmarks like El Capitan and the Patterson Hills provide orientation across the expanse of Culberson County.