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1930 Map of Jordan Gap

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Jordan Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Jordan Gap and Puerto Potrillo serve as the primary topographical gateways through the high tablelands of Far West Texas, as documented in this survey conducted by R.B. Marshall and the Corps of Engineers. The landscape is dominated by massive flat-topped features like Antelope Mesa, Gemelo Mesa, and Whirlwind Mesa, which define the drainage patterns of Paradise Draw and Huckleberry Draw.

A strictly rural and unpopulated expanse at the time of the survey, the area is bisected by the Boundary Line separating Presidio and Brewster counties. The map traces the primitive route To Marfa in the northwest, providing a record of the early regional transit network that connected isolated ranching country. Prominent landmarks such as McKinney Mtn, Church Mtn, and San Jacinto Mtn rise above the surrounding Paradise Valley and Green Valley, offering essential navigational points for those traversing this desert terrain.