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2011 Map of Ruidoso

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Ruidoso
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Rio Ruidoso carves through this high-altitude landscape, anchoring a complex network of canyons and ridges that define the development of Ruidoso. The map reveals a transition from the consolidated town center, home to the Ruidoso Post Office and the Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus, to residential pockets like Ponderosa Heights and Alpine Cellars Village. The influence of the surrounding forest is evident in the presence of the Cedar Creek Campground and numerous named canyons such as Perk Canyon and Brady Canyon.

Water management and resource extraction are central to the area's history, marked by the Lake Mescalero Dam, Sego Dam, and a series of structures like Jose Second Dam Number 1. Historical industrial activity is represented by the Graham Mine and Jim Strong Pit. The layout of mountain roads and Indian Service Routes suggests a geography deeply shaped by both tourism and the needs of the Mescalero Apache reservation lands to the south.