2013 Map of Kilbourne Hole

About this map

Kilbourne Hole dominates this high-desert landscape in southern Doña Ana County, revealing a stark geological record of ancient volcanic activity. This maar crater, alongside its smaller counterparts Hunts Hole and Phillips Hole, defines a terrain of dramatic depressions set against the backdrop of the East Potrillo Mountains. The 2013 survey illustrates the sparse infrastructure of the region, where a network of county routes such as Co Road A011 and Co Road A015 provide the primary access through the desert. The mapping of these landforms and the public land survey system grid, including townships like t27s r1w, documents the intersection of significant natural landmarks with the administrative framework of the New Mexico borderlands.