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2017 Map of North Peak

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

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Waterloo sits at the northern edge of this high-desert landscape in Luna County, where the topography shifts from flat ranchlands into the prominent heights of the Tres Hermanas Mountains. The terrain is defined by a series of peaks, including North Peak, Mid Peak, and South Peak, which rise sharply above the surrounding desert floor. This area is etched by numerous drainage systems such as Manning Canyon and Lonesome Cabin Draw, leading toward the southern flats where the Hacienda Sur Luna Airport provides an aviation waypoint near the borderlands.

Water management is a central feature of the local geography, evidenced by scattered tanks like Crump Tank and Lonesome Cabin Tank that supported cattle ranching. The road network, including Columbus Rd and Waterloo Rd, follows the section lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how human settlement and infrastructure have been superimposed on the arid environment of the Greasewood Hills.