2013 Map of Mockingbird Gap SE

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Oscura Mountains terrain dominates this 2013 survey of the high desert along the border of Socorro and Lincoln counties. The landscape is defined by its scarce water sources, marked by essential points like Cottonwood Spring, Keller Spring, and the evocatively named Palomas Moonshine Spring. These springs and catchments like Woods Tank illustrate the historical reliance on isolated water rights in this arid region. On the eastern slopes, the label for Estey City marks a site of early twentieth-century mining interest, where copper extraction once drew settlers to this remote stretch of New Mexico. The presence of WSMR P Route 12 at the southern edge indicates the area's proximity to military range lands, while the drainage of Salt Cr cuts through the western flats, tracing the natural hydrologic patterns of the basin.