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2019 Map of Hen Egg Mountain

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Hen Egg Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Hen Egg Mtn stands as a prominent topographical marker in this arid Brewster County landscape, where water sources dictate the placement of ranching infrastructure and remote routes. The map detail highlights vital desert hydrology, including Ward Spring, Yellow Jacket Spring, and the appropriately named Paynes Waterhole, which serve as rare anchors in a terrain defined by broad drainages like Saltgrass Draw and Adobe Walls Draw.

A network of private ranch roads, such as Terlingua Ranch Gate 3 Rd and Hen Egg Rd, provides the primary access through these breaks and canyons. The presence of features like Adobe Walls Mtn and Wildhorse Mtn suggests a landscape of significant relief, where deep incisions like Paynes Canyon channel seasonal runoff toward Terlingua Cr. This map documents a modern snapshot of the High Desert, where ancient geological formations meet the gate-and-loop road systems of contemporary Texas ranching.