2023 Map of Minnie Butte

About this map

San Juan Batista Church-Cem stands as a focal point for local history in this part of northeastern New Mexico, where the small settlement of Miera occupies a landscape defined by seasonal watercourses and prominent landforms. The terrain is marked by the eponymous Minnie Butte, rising near the center of the sheet and surrounded by a network of drainage systems including Tramperos Creek, Del Muerto Creek, and Church Creek. This 2023 survey illustrates the continued importance of rural infrastructure, with routes like Blue Front Rd and Gap Rd connecting isolated points across the Union and Harding county line. The map Detail provides a contemporary look at the ranching and agricultural patterns that have long characterized the High Plains, showing how modern county roads trace older paths through the valleys of Ventanas Creek and along the base of the area's volcanic mesas.