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2020 Map of Kitchen Cove

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Guadalupe Ridge and the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains dominate this southwestern New Mexico landscape, where the high desert terrain transitions into the city of Carlsbad. This area serves as a critical gateway to the region's famous subterranean geography, anchored by the Cavern City Air Terminal in the northeast. The map reveals a complex network of canyons and draws, including Dark Canyon, Mosley Canyon, and Kitchen Cove, which define the drainage patterns of the Cueva Escarpment.

Resource management in this arid environment is evident through numerous named catchment points such as Byrnes Tank and Dark Canyon Tank, along with the Yellow Jacket Spring. The expansion of infrastructure is visible in the grid of secondary roads like Hidalgo Rd and Co Rd 408 that navigate the slopes of the Frontier Hills, providing access for local ranching and industry near the edge of the Pecos River valley.