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2012 Map of Rock Camp

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Rock Camp
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Arroyo del Puerto and Arroyo Trujillo carve through this high plains landscape on the Texas-New Mexico border, defining a territory where water management is the primary marker of human activity. The density of named windmills across the range—including Pickett Windmill, Love Windmill, and Cottonwood Windmill—underscores the vital importance of groundwater to the cattle ranching operations at Purcell Ranch and Bowe Ranch.

Surface water features like Hill Tank and N Tank complement the network of arroyos, while the namesake Rock Camp sits near the eastern edge. Transport is tied to a grid of rural roads such as Quay Road 59 and Co Rd 21, providing access to isolated homesteads and livestock points. The map reflects a modern era of land use where the names of early settlers survive in the nomenclature of the draws, creeks like Martha Cr, and the numerous pumping stations that sustain life in this arid borderland.