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2010 Map of Picacho Mountain

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Picacho Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Picacho Mountain and its surrounding drainage systems dominate this landscape west of the Rio Grande. The 2010 survey highlights a junction of desert aviation and recreation, centered on the expansive Las Cruces International Airport and the nearby Sertoma International Raceway. Water management is a critical theme across this arid terrain, evidenced by structures like the Box Canyon Dam, Picacho North Dam, and Picacho South Dam, which control seasonal runoff through Apache Canyon and Box Canyon.

Modern infrastructure, including the Mountain Vista Pkwy and N Frontage Rd, parallels the interstate corridor, while older resource extraction interests are represented by the Lauer Claims. This map serves as a record of the region's mid-to-late 20th-century development, where traditional cattle tanks like Hawkins East Tank sit within a landscape increasingly defined by transportation and utility networks serving the growing Las Cruces area.