Bluewater Lake and the drainage of Bluewater Cr define the southwestern geography of this High Desert landscape. The map shows the intersection of modern infrastructure and traditional land boundaries as the Frontage Rd corridor carries traffic near the settlement of Prewitt in the northeast. To the south, the terrain rises into Salitre Mesa and the protected lands of the Cibola National Forest. This 2020 survey documents a complex network of ranch and service roads, such as Old Windmill Trl and Natural Bridge Rd, that navigate the arroyos and draws. The transition from the flatlands of Mitchell Draw to the more varied elevations of Las Tusas Valley illustrates the region’s hydrological pattern, where seasonal runoff flows through Blackjack Arroyo and Reynolds Draw.
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1883 · Mt. Taylor
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Wingate
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1886 · Mt. Taylor
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Wingate
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1892 · Mt. Taylor
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1899 · Mt. Taylor
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Mt Sedgwick
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Post Office Flat
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Gallup
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Bluewater
USGS Topo · 1:24,000