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2010 Map of Mogote Hills

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Mogote Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Wagon Mound rises as a distinct landmark in Mora County, marking a high point in a landscape defined by expansive mesas and deep arroyos. In the northwestern corner, the settlement of Wagon Mound is situated near the historical path of the Santa Fe Trl, which runs alongside Frontage Rd and Railroad Ave. This area serves as a transit corridor where human movement is dictated by the natural topography of the high plains.

Water management and resource extraction shape the land, visible through the presence of Arkansas Fuel 1 Kruse and Fulton 1 Santa Fe energy sites near the Mogote Hills. Drainage patterns are carved by Vermejo Creek, Arroyo Jarosa, and Arroyo Chorro, which converge toward the southeast. Further east, the Sanford Ranch and the community of MacArthur represent the scattered ranching and settlement patterns typical of this portion of New Mexico.