Pipeline Canyon serves as the central topographic landmark within this high-desert Otero County landscape. The area is defined by the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) grid, spanning multiple townships including t20s r9e, t20s r10e, and t21s r10e. The map illustrates the natural drainage patterns and elevation contours typical of the Sacramento Mountains foothills, showing how the local topography funnels toward the primary canyon feature. As a recent 2017 survey, it documents the modern road network and land divisions while preserving the formal township and range boundaries established during the original western settlement surveys.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1916 · Point Of Sands
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1940 · Orogrande
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Pendejo Wash
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Orogrande
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Orogrande North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Tres Hermanos
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Escondido Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Orogrande North
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1955 · Las Cruces
USGS Topo · 1:250,000