2013 Map of La Junta SW

About this map

Comanche National Grassland dominates this section of Otero County, where a system of arroyos and canyons defines the high plains drainage south of the Arkansas River. The landscape is carved by seasonal watercourses including Timpas Cr, Crooked Arroyo, and Benton Arroyo, which weave through the townships of t025s r057w and t026s r056w. Human engineering is limited to the scattered rural road network and the Browning and Reese Number 1 Reservoir, a vital water management feature in this arid environment. Near the southern edge of the survey, the Shale Hills rise above the confluence of the W Br Crooked Arroyo, illustrating the transition from flat prairie to the broken, dissected terrain typical of the Colorado plains. This 2013 record documents the area just prior to modern land-use shifts, focusing on the public lands and primary transit corridors like Co-71.