2020 Map of Tres Hermanos

About this map

Tres Hermanos marks a distinct point of human settlement in this arid corner of Otero County. The landscape is defined by the historic corridor of the Old Las Cruces Hwy, which cuts across the high desert terrain of the Tularosa Basin. Isolated landforms such as Twin Buttes and Lone Butte provide the primary navigational landmarks in an otherwise open expanse. Water management is a critical feature of the local geography, represented by the isolated Desert Tank. This 2020 survey illustrates how modern infrastructure and traditional transport routes coexist within the strictly defined townships of t18s r8e, t18s r9e, t19s r8e, and t19s r9e. The map offers a clear look at the sparsely populated ranching or desert-range character of the region, where wide-open spaces are punctuated by small-scale cattle tanks and named buttes.