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2020 Map of Priest Tank

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Priest Tank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Placitas sits in the northern reaches of this Sierra County landscape, where the seasonal drainage of Alamosa Creek and Cañada de la Cruz carve through the high desert terrain. The map is defined by a network of ranching infrastructure and naming conventions that reflect the local family history of the region. Numerous water catchments, such as Priest Tank, Ignacio Pares Tank, and Samora Tank, are scattered across the quadrangle, serving as critical landmarks in an arid environment.

To the south, Cuchillo Negro Cr winds through the canyons, flanked by landforms like Old Mill Canyon and Lopez Canyon. The topography rises sharply at Roque Ramos Peak, overlooking deep cuts like Bernal Chavez Canyon and Roque Ramos Canyon. Long stretches of unpaved transit like Punch Tucker Rd and Raccoon Rd connect these remote landmarks, providing a detailed look at the rural survey grid in the early twenty-first century.