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1973 Map of Hackberry Crossing

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Hackberry Crossing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Pecos River carves a deep path through Val Verde County in this early 1970s survey, defining a landscape of complex drainages and isolated crossings. The namesake Ford Hackberry Crossing provides a rare point of access across the water, connecting to a network of upland travel routes. The terrain is marked by family-named and descriptive landforms like Stapp Canyon, Tanislado Canyon, and the extensive Big Fielder Draw.

Remote infrastructure is sparse but notable, with a Landing Strip and multiple Jeep Trails indicating the area's use for ranching or resource exploration. Scattered vertical control points, such as BM 1870, track the significant elevation changes between the river basin and the surrounding plateaus. This map documents a quiet period in West Texas history where land use was defined by water access and specialized transport.