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2017 Map of Hunter Mesa

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Hunter Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Hunter Mesa and its surrounding tablelands dominate this Colfax County landscape, where elevation changes are defined by prominent landforms like Black Mesa and Meloche Mesa. The terrain is deeply incised by drainages such as Burchet Canyon and Miller Canyon, which channel seasonal water toward the lower plains. These canyons and mesas dictate the path of transportation, most notably the combined route of Highway 64 and 87 as it cuts diagonally across the township lines of the t30n r25e and t30n r24e survey sections.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid high-country environment, ranging from the localized Salazar Spring to more extensive watercourses like Una de Gato Creek and Little Water Creek. Further south, Dwyer Mesa stands above the Green Mountain Arroyo, illustrating a complex network of relief and drainage that has long influenced land use and travel through this portion of northern New Mexico.