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1993 Map of Packers Gap

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Packers Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Comanche National Grassland dominates this high-plains landscape, where the geography is defined by complex drainage systems and semi-arid terrain. The southern portion of the sheet is occupied by the Fort Carson Military Reservation (Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site), reflecting the region's late-twentieth-century role in large-scale military training. The map shows the Otero and Las Animas county line cutting through the reservation and grassland, marking a jurisdictional boundary in this sparsely populated area.

Water management and natural erosion patterns are prominent, from the winding course of the Crooked Branch Arroyo to the numerous water tanks scattered across the range. Steep-walled geography is found at Packers Gap and within the intricate canyon systems of North Fork Jack Canyon and South Fork Jack Canyon. Notable transportation and infrastructure include Rourke Road and a major pipeline corridor that traverses the northern sections near the Shale Hills.