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2020 Map of Jacob Spring

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Jacob Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Lincoln National Forest occupies the southern half of this quadrangle, where the northern slopes of the Capitan Mountains rise above the drainage basins of the Carrizo Cr and Aragon Cr. The landscape is defined by its water management infrastructure, featuring a high concentration of stock tanks such as Jacob Tank, Ten Dollar Tank, and Iron Mine Tank. These features, alongside Jacob Spring, indicate a long-standing reliance on concentrated water sources for ranching in this arid environment.

Evidence of local history is found near the eastern edge at the Encinoso Cem, located near the mouth of the colorfully named Give-A-Damn Canyon. The topography is marked by distinctive geological features like the East Carrizo Cone and the broad Read Mesa. Transportation is limited to rural routes like Patos Rd and Highway 246, which navigate the canyons and creek beds that define the transition from the high peaks to the lower plains.