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2023 Map of South Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

South Butte and its surrounding high-desert mesas define the geography of this central New Mexico landscape in Cibola County. The map details a network of water sources essential to this arid environment, including Kemp Santiago Spring, Alamo Spring, and Turquois Spring. These points of life contrast with the dry drainages of Rio Gypsum and Big Sandy Wash.

Evidence of human habitation is scattered across the township grid, with named settlements like Katama, Tunia, Tze-Midi, and Fi-Enie connected by a series of tribal routes such as Indian Svc Rte 492 and Indian Svc Rte 503. Prominent landmarks like Turquoise Butte and North Butte serve as navigational anchors, while the Southwest Passage suggests a natural corridor through the elevated terrain of Casa Blanca Mesa.