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2016 Map of Pedarosa Camp

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Pedarosa Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Pedarosa Camp serves as a central landmark in this remote corner of Hartley County, where the High Plains landscape is defined by its vital water sources. The area is marked by a series of named hydrologic features including Martha Houghton Lake Number 1 and Martha Houghton Lake Number 2, which suggest intentional water management in an arid environment. Drainage is carved into the terrain by Romero Cr and Pedarosa Cr, while life-sustaining springs like Antelope Spring and Red Spring provided essential stopovers for travelers and ranchers alike.

Transportation through this ranching country is anchored by FM 767 and Griffin Ranch Rd, providing access to the various tanks and dams that dot the landscape. Notable infrastructure such as the Spring Dam and the New Tank highlights the modification of the natural environment to support livestock. This map records the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century state of a specialized Texas ranching landscape, where every named water body is a critical point of reference.