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2016 Map of Soldier Spring

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Soldier Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Soldier Spring and the surrounding drainage of Van Horn Cr dominate this section of West Texas near the international border. In this 2016 survey, the arid landscape is defined by its water management and geographic barriers, where features like White Tank and Painted Spring provided essential resources for cattle ranching. The map traces the county line between Jeff Davis Co and Presidio Co, a boundary that cuts across the high terrain of Chalk Mtn and Chalk Gap.

Transportation through this frontier is limited to unpaved routes such as Chispa Rd and the Coal Mine Rd, which navigate the complex canyon systems of Ninetysix Canyon and Vieja Canyon. In the southern portion, the land slopes toward the Rio Grande, framed by Soldier Mesa and the deep cut of Soldier Canyon. The arrangement of these labels suggests a landscape largely used for ranching and limited transit, remaining physically isolated in the modern era.