Lea County's arid basin landscape is defined here by the sparse infrastructure typical of New Mexico's oil and ranching country. The terrain is marked by the expansive grid of the Public Land Survey System, including boundaries for t18s r32e, t18s r33e, t19s r32e, and t19s r33e. Transportation is limited to a network of local roads and 4WD tracks that cut across the contours, with Smith Ranch Rd serving as a primary connector in the southeastern corner. This modern survey captures the region's characteristic isolation and the large-scale land management patterns of the high desert.
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1942 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Clayton Basin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Hobbs
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Buckeye
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · Laguna Gatuna
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1963 · Maljamar
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1984 · Lea
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Ironhouse Well
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1984 · Laguna Gatuna NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000