2013 Map of Pine Mountain West

About this map

Gage Ranch and the nearby Chaney San Francisco Ranch Airport anchor this high-desert landscape in Brewster County. The map is defined by a dendritic network of ephemeral waterways that carve through the terrain, most notably the winding course of San Francisco Cr. These drainages, including Rough Cr, Bear Cr, and Kincaid Cr, trace the natural hydrology of the region toward the Rio Grande basin. In the southeastern portion of the quadrangle, Pine Mtn stands as a primary landmark. The map documents a sparsely populated ranching environment where development is limited to isolated homesteads and private airstrips, reflecting the continued reliance on large-scale land holdings and traditional livestock operations characteristic of the Big Bend region in the early twenty-first century.