2019 Map of Heart Mountain

About this map

The Tinaja Mountains dominate the central landscape of this West Texas terrain, where water sources like Tinaja Springs and Tinaja Spring define the geography of the high desert. To the south, the prominent peak of Heart Mountain overlooks a series of deep drainage systems, including the aptly named Big Dark Canyon and Little Dark Canyon. This arid Brewster County landscape is carved by seasonal watercourses such as Hackberry Cr and Spring Cr, with Bacon Draw cutting through the eastern slopes. The lack of roads or established settlements on this USGS survey emphasizes the undeveloped and primitive nature of this remote Texas region, where landforms like Indian Cr and the surrounding mountain ranges dictate the logic of the local topography.