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1996 Map of Portal NE

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Portal NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

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Coronado National Forest and the protected lands of the Chiricahua Wilderness dominate the southwestern corner of this landscape, where the terrain shifts toward the valley floor. The map records a sparsely developed borderland region defined by the state line between Arizona and New Mexico and the county boundary of Cochise and Hidalgo counties. Evidence of human infrastructure is concentrated along the Portal Road, including a Landing Strip and local GLO Station 5 markers.

Drainage patterns are clearly defined by Cave Creek and the San Simon River, which meander through the arid basin. Resource extraction and utility management are represented by a solitary Mine Shaft in the east and a Substation, while a long Pipeline cuts across the northern desert flats. This late-twentieth-century survey illustrates the intersection of federal wilderness preservation with the practical requirements of remote ranching and transit in the High Desert.