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2012 Map of Hen Egg Mountain

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Hen Egg Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Hen Egg Mtn and Wildhorse Mtn define this Brewster County landscape, where the Chihuahuan Desert terrain is marked by essential water sources and isolated ranching outposts. The network of ephemeral drainages, including Terlingua Cr and Dark Canyon Cr, dictates the movement across the land, connecting landmarks such as Paynes Waterhole and Ward Spring.

Evidence of human habitation and land use is centered around Three Bar Ranch and Crenshaw Camp, linked by a system of rugged paths like Hen Egg Rd and S Co Rd. The map reveals the critical importance of topographic features and rare water points like Yellow Jacket Spring in this arid environment, illustrating how geographic constraints shaped the placement of early settlements and seasonal camps near Adobe Walls.