2013 Map of Upper Galestina Canyon

About this map

Upper Galestina Canyon serves as the central landform of this high-desert landscape on the border of McKinley and Cibola Counties. The terrain is defined by its drainage patterns, most notably Guillermo Canyon and Trujillo Draw, which channel the limited moisture of this arid region. Managed water resources are evident in the placement of the Upper Galestina Number One A Reservoir and Upper Galestina Number 7 Reservoir. Such features illustrate the critical infrastructure required for ranching or land management in the New Mexico interior. The isolated ECW Number 7 Windmill and the passage of Nm-36 across the central meridian provide the primary markers of human presence in a territory otherwise dominated by the natural geometry of the mesa and canyon systems.