2010 Map of Skinney Rock

About this map

The striking high-desert landscape of northwestern New Mexico is defined by volcanic features and resource extraction in this early 21st-century survey. Notable geological markers such as Volcano Peak, Black Cone, and the namesake Skinney Rock provide fixed points across a terrain carved by Malpais Arroyo and Yellow Arroyo. The presence of the Horseshoe Gallup Oil Field and Weekley Canyon Oil Field underscores the region's industrial significance, showing the infrastructure of energy production interspersed with natural water sources like Pouch Spring and 12R-195 Spring. Access across this arid expanse is managed through the Indian Service Route 5091 and the Big Horse Trail Draw, reflecting the specialized transportation network of the Navajo Nation territory. This map records the intersection of geological antiquity and modern oil and gas development at the turn of the decade.