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2017 Map of Turkey Ridge

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Turkey Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Turkey Ridge anchors this Socorro County landscape, a terrain defined by its arid drainage patterns and water management features. The area's reliance on intermittent water sources is evident through a series of named tanks and catchments, including State Tank, Sand Tank, and the archeologically suggestive Turkey Ruins Tank. These features, along with North Pothole, indicate a landscape where every depression in the earth serves a functional purpose for ranching or land management.

Transportation through this high desert environment is restricted primarily to WSMR S Route 3703, which skirts the western edge of the quadrangle. The topography is further carved by significant natural cuts such as Grumble Gulch and Mesa Well Canyon, which drain the eastern slopes. This 2017 survey details a specialized environment where human activity is dictated by the availability of water and the rugged contours of the New Mexico interior.