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1981 Map of Tularosa Canyon

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Tularosa Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude landscape of Catron County, defining the drainage patterns of the Mangas Mountains. The Tularosa River flows through the central valley, flanked by deep cuts like Tularosa Canyon and Cañon del Buey. This 1981 edition, based on earlier photogrammetric surveys, documents a region defined by ranching and resource management within the Apache National Forest.

A network of remote water sources and livestock improvements is scattered across the terrain, including the Lambing Camp Tank, Aragon Well, and Jackson Well. These named features, along with several Prospects and a Gravel Pit, speak to the small-scale mineral exploration and agricultural life of western New Mexico. Historic family-named landmarks like Lopez Spring and Thomas Tank offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing ancestral land use in this high-desert environment.