2013 Map of Timpas NW

About this map

Comanche National Grassland dominates the southeastern corner of this landscape, representing a significant conservation area within the high plains of Otero County. This 2013 survey illustrates a landscape defined by water management and rural infrastructure, centered on the numbered reservoirs of the Swink system. These water bodies, including Swink Reservoir Number 2, Swink Reservoir Number 5, and Swink Reservoir Number 6, are critical nodes in an arid environment, connected by a rigid grid of county roads such as CO Road BB and CO Road V. The presence of the Harbeck Windmill in the northern reaches serves as a specific point of interest for local historians, marking a traditional method of water extraction. The diagonal path of Co-10 cuts across the section lines, providing the primary transportation corridor through this open terrain where public grazing lands and private agricultural interests meet.