2020 Map of Red Canyon

About this map

Chupadera Mesa dominates the northern elevation of this landscape, where the high desert terrain transitions into the namesake Red Canyon in the south. This 2020 survey documents a vital network of water resources essential for livestock and wildlife in this arid region, including Red Canyon Spring and several named catchment systems such as R C Withers Tanks, Frenchman Tank, and Nolda Tank Number 1. The map also captures the administrative and logistical character of the area, spanning the Socorro and Lincoln County line and showing the access routes managed by the White Sands Missile Range, specifically WSMR P Route 11 and WSMR P Route 9. Distinctive landforms like Flat Top provide natural landmarks in a territory defined by its complex contour lines and drainage patterns.