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2013 Map of Lumley Lake NE

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lumley Lake NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Tularosa Valley landscape is defined by the stark transition from the white gypsum dunes of The Sands to the arid plains of the White Sands Missile Range. This 2013 survey records a region dominated by military infrastructure and intermittent water sources, where restricted access routes like Wsmr S Route 316 and Wsmr S Route 318 crisscross the high desert.

Remote outposts such as Malpais Camp and MacDonald Camp offer evidence of human presence in this demanding environment, while the drainage of Three Rivers and catchment areas like Turner Lake provide the only breaks in the arid terrain. The boundary between Sierra and Otero counties runs vertically through the western portion of the map, marking a political divide in a largely unpopulated expanse of public land.