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2002 Map of White Rock

Name: 2002 Topographic Map of White Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

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The White Rock residential community and neighboring Pajarito Acres sit atop a plateau deeply etched by a network of drainage systems, including Pajarito Canyon and Potrillo Canyon. This 2002 revision by the Forest Service highlights the complex jurisdictional boundaries of northern New Mexico, where the Los Alamos National Laboratory facility meets the San Ildefonso Indian Reservation and the Ramon Vigil Grant.

The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief, with the Rio Grande carving through the White Rock Reservoir and reaching southward toward the Cochiti Reservoir. Local infrastructure for the growing community is evident at Pinon Elem Sch and Chamisa Elem Sch. To the east, across the river, the Caja del Rio Plateau and Mesa de la Mesilla provide a stark, undeveloped contrast to the laboratory and residential zones on the western mesas.