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2020 Map of Wahalee Canyon

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Wahalee Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wahalee Canyon and the surrounding high-elevation terrain of the Sacramento Mountains define this 2020 landscape on the border of Otero and Lincoln Counties. The topography is deeply incised by a network of drainages, including Half Moon Valley and Camaleon Draw in the northeast, which feed toward the Rio Hondo. This modern topographic study reveals a largely uninhabited region characterized by steep elevation changes and isolated canyons like Alamo Canyon and Pajarita Canyon.

Infrastructure is minimal throughout the quadrangle, with Indian Svc Rte 31 providing the primary access point in the southwest near Maverick Canyon. The map's detail is focused on natural relief and public land divisions, specifically the township lines of T11S and T12S. This area remains a critical watershed for the Hondo Valley, showing the complex interplay of ridges and draws that govern water flow in this arid mountain environment.