1955 Map of Roswell

About this map

Roswell serves as the eastern anchor of this landscape, situated at the confluence of the Rio Hondo and the Pecos River. The terrain shifts dramatically westward from the river lowlands of the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge toward the massive heights of the Capitan Mountains and the White Mountain Wilderness Area. In the high country, the town of Lincoln marks a region of significant local history, while Ruidoso sits at the edge of the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation.