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2001 Map of Panama Ranch

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Panama Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Panama Ranch serves as a lone focal point in this high-desert landscape within the Lincoln National Forest. The geography is defined by the dramatic escarpment of The Rim, where the eastern slopes of the Guadalupe Mountains are carved into a series of deep drainages including Crooked Canyon, Box Canyon, and Dog Canyon. This environment necessitated an extensive network of water management features to support ranching operations in Otero County.

Water infrastructure is remarkably dense here, with family-named sites such as Jones Farm Tank, Sargent Well, and Cantrell Lake scattered across the township and range sections. These wells and storage tanks, including the Airplane Water Storage Tank and Bates Park Tank, trace a history of land use where survival depended on capturing every drop from the draws and canyons of the high New Mexico terrain.