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2023 Map of Silver Hill

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Silver Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Bear Mountains dominate the central landscape of this western Socorro County quadrangle, where the rugged topography is defined by a network of drainage systems including Arroyo Montosa and Arroyo Gato. The area is largely comprised of the Cibola National Forest, a terrain characterized by deep cuts such as Gallinas Canyon and Dry Lake Canyon. Resource management in this arid environment is evident through numerous water catchments like South Tank, Upper Buck Horn Tank, and Sand Tank.

Silver Hill sits near the southern boundary, just west of the established community of Magdalena. The map details the transition from the high peaks down into the lower basins, traced by Forest Service routes including Forest 10 Rd and Forest 506 Rd. For those interested in land management and New Mexico’s high-desert geography, these labels provide a clear view of how water and travel were organized across the forest during the early 2020s.