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2010 Map of Herds Pass

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Herds Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Horse Camp Peak and Music Mountain dominate the high-elevation landscape of this Culberson County survey, which documents the essential water infrastructure of the Texas high desert in the early twenty-first century. The map is defined by a complex network of canyons and draws, including Boracho Canyon and Threemile Canyon, which dictate the placement of ranch roads like Fence Post Rd and Broken Tank Rd.

Reliability on local water sources is evident through the naming of numerous livestock tanks such as Head-of-the-Canyon Tank, Twomile Tank, and Buzzard Roost Tank. The human presence in this arid environment is anchored by the Ikins Ranch and mechanical landmarks like the Buena Vista Windmills and Antelope Windmill. The passage through Herds Pass remains a primary transit point across the varied terrain of Arp Flat and the surrounding draws.