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2023 Map of Orogrande North

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Jarilla Mountains dominate the western landscape of this Otero County quadrangle, where the desert floor meets rising slopes at Monte Carlo Gap. The southern edge of the map features the community of Orogrande, including a small street grid with Main St and Carrol St near the intersection of Orogrande Range Camp Rd. To the east, the vast military reservation of Fort Bliss occupies a significant portion of the Tularosa Basin, illustrating the intersection of civil settlement and federal land use in southern New Mexico.

Water management in this arid environment is evidenced by features like Hard Luck Tank and the drainage of Water Canyon. The small settlement of Turquoise sits along the primary highway corridor, serving as a localized point of interest between the mountains and the desert flats. The map provides a clear look at the township and range boundaries, including t21s r8e and t22s r9e, which organize this sparsely populated region.