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2020 Map of Wall Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Wall Lake and the surrounding high country of the Gila National Forest define this 2020 landscape in Catron County. The terrain is deeply incised by major drainage systems, notably Diamond Creek in the south and the East Fork Gila River to the west. Movement through this portion of New Mexico centers on State Route 61, which follows the contours of the land past Kemp Mesa and Whitewater Canyon.

Water management is the primary human imprint on the land, evidenced by a dense network of catchment tanks such as Undertaker Tank, Knife Tank, and Road Canyon Tank. These features, along with named springs like Horse Trap Spring, highlight the essential infrastructure required for ranching and forest management in this arid, high-elevation environment. The map provides a detailed view of the canyons and peaks before the landscape falls away toward CCC Canyon and North Star Canyon.