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2010 Map of Shiloh Hills

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Shiloh Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Shiloh Hills dominates this arid Otero County landscape, where survival and settlement revolve around the management of scarce water resources. The terrain is defined by a network of ephemeral drainages including Shiloh Draw, Ahiloh Draw, and Coffelt Draw, which channel seasonal runoff through the hills. This 2010 survey highlights the infrastructure of modern ranching, showing a series of distributed water catchments and wells such as Earl Well, Earl Tank, and the curiously named Eskimo Tank.

The road network, consisting of routes like County Rd F026 and County Rd F039, links isolated points of interest across the high desert. Landmarks like the Shiloh Tanks and Wildcat Tank serve as vital reference points in a region otherwise characterized by its subtle topographic shifts and wide-open rangeland. The map provides an essential record of family-named features like Coffelt Tank, grounding the geography in the local history of those who worked this challenging New Mexico environment.