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2017 Map of Luna

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Luna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Luna serves as the central settlement in this high-altitude landscape within the Apache National Forest in western New Mexico. The terrain is defined by a series of mesas and canyons, most notably Hellroaring Mesa and Bill Lee Mesa to the north, which give way to the San Francisco River winding through the Luna Valley. The map reveals a land heavily utilized for water management, indicated by the numerous livestock and wildlife tanks such as Monkey Tank, Foxy Grandpa Tank, and Mesa Tank.

South of the river, the topography rises into the San Francisco Mountains, where the settlement of Potato Patch is located. The area is crisscrossed by an extensive network of Forest Service roads, including Forest Rd 19 and Forest Rd 34, which provide access to remote springs and canyons like Adair Spring and Lefthand Canyon. This survey documents a traditional ranching and forest landscape, where natural features like Hulsey Cienega remain vital to local geography.