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1999 Map of Salvation Peak

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Salvation Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Plains of San Agustin meet the rising foothills of the Gila National Forest in this late 20th-century survey of Catron County. The landscape is defined by its water infrastructure, essential for ranching in this arid environment, featuring numerous livestock tanks and wells such as Gringo Well, Sawmill Well, and the Graveyard Well. The central Y Ranch serves as a primary landmark in a region where the Second Guide Meridian West serves as a stark vertical boundary between the high plains and the canyon-cut highlands.

Navigating through this terrain, the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail winds across the southern reaches, passing beneath Coyote Peak. To the west, the topography deepens into Salvation Canyon and Musick Canyon, with Salvation Peak rising as a prominent summit. Bursum Road provides the primary transit corridor through the northern section, linking isolated ranching points across the divide.