White Sands Missile Range defines the layout of this Otero County landscape, where specialized military infrastructure overrides traditional civilian settlement patterns. The terrain is organized by a grid of numbered service and patrol routes, including Wsmr S Rt 202, Wsmr P Rt 15, and Wsmr S Rt 251. These roads navigate the high desert floor across the boundaries of t21s r6e and t21s r7e, illustrating the modern logistical footprint required for the range's operations. The lack of standard town sites or names underscores the restricted nature of the territory, where geography is strictly dictated by government use and the Public Land Survey System.
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1916 · Point Of Sands
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1940 · Orogrande
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Parker Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Orogrande
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Lake Lucero
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Davies Tank
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · El Wood
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Parker Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Elephant Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Parker Lake NE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000