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2023 Map of Organ Peak NW

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Organ Peak NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Las Cruces sprawls toward the base of the Organ Mountains in this contemporary topographic record of New Mexico’s high desert landscape. The map captures a transitional zone where residential development, including the community of Spaceport City, meets the expansive protected lands of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Transportation is defined by the heavy thoroughfare of Bataan Memorial W and Bataan Memorial E, which serve as the primary conduits through Butterfield Park towards the more rugged terrain to the east.

Water management in this arid environment is documented through numerous catchment features like Hiblar Tank and Greasewood Tank, along with natural drainage systems like Sand Hill Arroyo and Arroyo Seco. To the north and east, the landscape shifts toward restricted government and wilderness areas, including the edge of the White Sands Missile Range and the San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, where the terrain is marked by deep cuts like Baylor Canyon and Clark and Brown Canyon.