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2020 Map of Surveyors Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Surveyors Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Lincoln National Forest dominates the upper reaches of this Otero County landscape, where the Sacramento River carves its way through a network of steep draws and canyons. The terrain is defined by its water management history, featuring high-elevation livestock and wildlife water sources such as Ben Williams Tank, Kimmons Tank, and Crest Garden Tank. This area serves as a critical junction for forest access, marked by the intersection of the Sacramento River Rd and Surveyors Canyon Rd.

The southern portion of the map transitions into the training grounds of Fort Bliss, showing the military's footprint on the high desert. Prominent landmarks like Chatfield Peak and Stephens Draw provide orientation points across the complex topography. The map detail highlights the distribution of named drainages like East McAfee Canyon and Wayland Canyon, which reflect the local geography used by generations of ranchers and land managers.