The Sacramento River carves a path through this high-altitude landscape in Otero County, defining the drainage patterns of a terrain shaped by deep canyons and high ridges. The landscape is marked by the presence of Chatfield Canyon in the north and the remote Munson Tank in the northeast corner. This 2020 survey illustrates a region where accessibility is dictated by a network of rural routes, including the Owen Prather Hwy and numerous county roads such as Co Rd F049 and Co Rd E001. The lack of dense settlement indicates a primary land use focused on grazing or forestry, with the riverbed and its surrounding valleys serving as the primary geographical anchors for this section of the Sacramento Mountains.
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1954 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Carlsbad
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Indian Draw
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Cleones Tank
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Surveyors Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · El Paso Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Pinon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Alamogordo
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1979 · Crow Flats
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1980 · El Paso Draw
USGS Topo · 1:24,000