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2011 Map of Hillsboro Peak

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Hillsboro Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Iron Creek Mines and the Mineral Mountain Mine sit deep in the canyons of Grant County, highlighting a legacy of extraction in this high-elevation landscape. The terrain is defined by a series of steep drainages including Holden Prong, Deadman Canyon, and Railroad Canyon, which flow away from the prominent summits of Hillsboro Peak and Sawyers Peak. At the crest, the Hillsboro Peak Lookout serves as a sentinel over the surrounding wilderness.

Modern recreation and transit are concentrated along the southern corridor, where Route 152 winds through the topography toward Emory Pass. This route connects several primitive campsites and public areas such as Wrights Cabin Campground and the Gallinas Recreation Area. The map illustrates a landscape of limited human settlement, dominated instead by named ridges like Thumb Ridge and the complex network of seasonal watercourses that shape the southern Black Range.