Tucson Spring serves as a primary water source in this arid high-desert landscape of New Mexico. The terrain is defined by the east-west boundary between Socorro County and Sierra County, which bisects the quadrangle across open, rising elevations. A single named thoroughfare, Naval Site Rd, enters the southwestern corner of the sheet, suggesting specialized government or military activity in this sparsely developed region. The map reveals a land of significant topographic relief, where water features like the spring are critical landmarks for navigation and land use in the vast basins and ranges north of the county line.
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1916 · Salinas Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1948 · Val Verde
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Malpais Well
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Tularosa
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Tularosa
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Paraje Well
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Crocker
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Lava
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1979 · Truth or Consequences
USGS Topo · 1:100,000
1979 · San Mateo Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:100,000