2023 Map of Shaw Mountain

About this map

Shaw Mountain and Eds Peak anchor the southern half of this Catron County landscape, where deep drainages have carved complex topography into the high terrain. The northern portion of the quadrangle transitions into a more open, grid-like division of public lands, characteristic of the township and range system defined by the U.S. Geological Survey in modern inventories. Water, though scarce, has shaped the naming of the land, seen in the deep corridors of Shaw Canyon, Fullerton Spring Canyon, and the distinctively shaped Y Canyon. This survey captures the region's character as an expansive area of high-elevation relief, where few permanent structures exist and the primary identifiers are the prominent geological formations and the seasonal watercourses that drain the slopes.