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IMRS Gazetteer

A comprehensive list of notable locations and features on Indio Mountains Research Station

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  • Access Road

    aka IMRS Access Road, Main Road

    Alternate name for IMRS Access Road; see Main Road.

  • Agate Hill

    Small hill composed of igneous rock along River Road, west of Flat Top Mountain.

    30.74028°N, 105.00278°W1,235 m

  • Bailey Evans Peak

    aka Mount Everest

    Highest mountain peak east-northeast of Indio Ranch House. Also known as Mount Everest.

    30.78166°N, 105.00417°W1,461.6 m

  • Bailey Evens Arroyo

    Arroyo leaving Bailey Evens Canyon and draining to the Rio Grande.

  • Bailey Evens Canyon

    Canyon and arroyo north of dormitory and bathroom building at IMRS HQ; drains to the Rio Grande near The Box.

  • Black Diamond Mine

    Abandoned mine southeast of IMRS HQ developed in the late 1940s with a 30.5 m deep vertical shaft.

    30.76806°N, 105.00100°W1,281 m

  • Bramlett Ranch

    Principal land holdings surrounding the southwest, west, and northwest boundaries of IMRS.

  • Campo Bonito

    Abandoned, partially dismantled windmill on River Road north of South Gate at Eagle Canyon Road junction.

    30.70778°N, 104.96900°W1,140 m

  • Carpenter Mine

    Abandoned mine and former mining headquarters ruins south-southwest of IMRS HQ; yielded copper ore.

    30.76056°N, 105.02300°W1,220 m

  • Clay Bluffs Draw

    Large arroyo system east of River Road with high vertical banks draining into Green River.

  • Corral Tank

    aka Road Tank

    Northernmost seasonal impoundment near Double Tank Corral; often holds water early or late in the year.

    30.78729°N, 104.98600°W1,339 m

  • Cottonwood Canyon Tank

    Cattle tank near the northwest corner of the IMRS boundary.

    1,287.1 m

  • Cougar Cave

    Cave located in an arroyo crossing the road to Echo Spring north of IMRS HQ.

  • Double Tank

    aka Pirtle Tank, Road Tank

    Collective name referring to Pirtle Tank and Road Tank.

  • Double Tank Corral

    Abandoned cattle corral along Main Road near Pirtle and Road Tanks.

    30.78585°N, 104.98500°W1,287 m

  • Eagle Canyon

    aka Snake Canyon

    Rugged canyon system east of IMRS draining southward to the Rio Grande; contains Palmas Well and The Narrows.

  • Eagle Canyon Road

    Bulldozed gravel road running over Eagle Pass through upper Eagle Canyon to River Road; currently impassable.

  • Eagle Pass

    Pass at the top of Eagle Canyon south-southwest of East Gate.

    30.76944°N, 104.97917°W1,418.3 m

  • East Gate

    Primary access gate to IMRS on Main Road east of Double Tank Corral.

    30.78545°N, 104.97900°W1,342 m

  • East Well

    Defunct well and metal tank on the east slope of the Indio Mountains.

    30.76810°N, 104.95300°W1,242.9 m

  • East Well Arroyo

    East-draining arroyo immediately north of East Well that washes out East Well Road.

  • East Well Road

    Primitive road extending south from Main Road past Grassy Tank and Lost Well to East Well.

  • Echo Canyon

    Southwest-draining canyon along Main Road on east slope of the Indio Mountains below Indio Pass.

  • Echo Canyon Overlook

    West-facing observation point along Main Road just west of Indio Pass summit.

    30.78333°N, 104.99444°W1,596 m

  • Echo Canyon Tank

    Tank on jeep road to Echo Spring below Echo Canyon Overlook.

  • Echo Canyon Twin Tanks

    aka North Twin Tanks, Wrong Red Tank

    Two adjacent seasonally dry impoundments along Main Road northeast of Black Diamond Mine Road junction.

    30.77384°N, 105.00100°W1,189.5 m

  • Echo Creek

    aka Echo Creek Canyon

    Alternate name for Echo Creek Canyon; see Echo Creek Canyon.

  • Echo Creek Canyon

    aka Echo Creek, Echo Spring Canyon

    Major arroyo draining southwest to the Rio Grande; contains Echo Spring.

  • Echo Pass

    Mountain pass through Echo Ridge west-northwest of Echo Peak.

    30.82500°N, 105.00667°W1,418.3 m

  • Echo Peak

    Highest and isolated peak in the Indio Mountains near the north-central boundary of IMRS.

    30.81852°N, 105.01500°W1,600 m

  • Echo Ridge

    Ridgeline extending east-southeast and west-northwest from Echo Peak.

  • Echo Spring

    Permanent spring in Echo Creek Canyon about 2.5 km north of IMRS HQ; contains a pit-fall trap array.

    30.79720°N, 105.01100°W1,263 m

  • Echo Spring Canyon

    aka Echo Creek Canyon

    Alternate name for Echo Creek Canyon; see Echo Creek Canyon.

  • Flat Top Mountain

    Mesa and ridge system north-northeast of Red Tank; highest elevation occurs at the southern end of the mountain.

    30.74805°N, 104.99700°W1,359 m

  • Glenn Creek

    aka Green River

    Alternate name listed on some maps for Green River; Green River is the preferred usage.

  • Grassy Tank

    Dry impoundment west of the junction of Main Road and Green River Road; East Well Road passes through its bed.

    30.78587°N, 104.97100°W1,305.4 m

  • Green Peak

    Summit of ridge south-southeast of Indio Pass, south of Double Tank Corral and west of Eagle Pass.

    30.76944°N, 104.81750°W5,130 m

  • Green River

    aka Glenn Creek

    Large normally dry wash forming the eastern boundary of the Indio Mountains. Preferred name over Glenn Creek.

  • Green River Road

    Gravel road forming the main eastern access to IMRS, following the Green River through Wolf Creek Ranch toward The Box.

  • Horizon Tank

    Tank located on the southwest boundary of IMRS east of The Box along the Rio Grande.

    30.77194°N, 105.04805°W1,174 m

  • IMRS

    aka Indio Mountains Research Station

    Abbreviation for UTEP’s Indio Mountains Research Station.

  • Indio Fault

    Northwest–southeast trending fault dividing the Indio Mountains into higher eastern and lower western blocks.

  • Indio Mountains

    Southern spur of the Eagle Mountains in Hudspeth County, Texas, bounded by Oxford Canyon, the Rio Grande, Red Light Draw, and Green River.

  • Indio Pass

    Mountain pass over the Indio Mountains traversed by Main Road; summit lies just east of Echo Canyon Overlook.

  • Indio Ranch House

    aka IMRS HQ, Bailey Evans Ranch House

    Old Bailey Evans Ranch House and central facilities of IMRS HQ, including two dorm/bathroom buildings, the old Ranch House Lab, a computer lab, a surgery building, a director’s bedroom building, the Jerry Johnson Assembly Hall (kitchen and classroom), and an ATV storage shed; powered by solar electricity. Contains pit-fall trap arrays.

    30.77667°N, 105.01583°W1,230 m

  • Juniper Grove

    Area north of Double Tank Corral along the road to Echo Spring.

    30.79537°N, 104.99400°W

  • Lonely Tank

    Tank on jeep road east of River Road above Eagle Canyon Arroyo; contains a pit-fall trap array.

    30.72787°N, 104.97200°W1,190 m

  • Lost Tank

    Abandoned tank and adobe retaining wall along East Well Road south of its junction with Main Road.

  • Main Road

    aka IMRS Access Road, Access Road

    Primary gravel road running from Green River Road through East Gate, Echo Canyon, IMRS HQ, and north toward Oxford Canyon.

  • Mesquite Tank

    Tank near Bailey Evens Arroyo west-southwest of IMRS HQ.

    30.76153°N, 105.03100°W1,167 m

  • Monroe’s Nose

    Angular prominence south of Echo Spring and visible from Echo Canyon Overlook.

    30.33333°N, 105.00833°W1,415.2 m

  • North Gate

    Gate across Main Road north of Woodpecker Well, separating IMRS from Bramlett Ranch.

  • O’Connor Ranch

    aka Lado Ranch, Ballinamona II

    Former Lado Ranch holdings along the southeastern and southern boundary of IMRS; access is gated.

  • Oak Arroyo

    First arroyo inside East Gate along Main Road; contains pit-fall trap arrays.

    30.78601°N, 104.98100°W1,327 m

  • Oak Wash

    Wash located on Main Road approximately 0.40 km west of Double Tank Corral.

    30.78511°N, 104.98961°W

  • Oxford Canyon

    Draw at the north end of the Indio Mountains separating them from the Eagle Mountains.

  • Oxford Spring

    Permanent spring in Oxford Canyon north of Woodpecker Well, just outside IMRS property.

    30.84023°N, 105.04100°W

  • Painted Cliffs

    Eroded ash formation on a north-facing arroyo slope south-southwest of the junction of Green River and Main Roads.

    30.78056°N, 104.94583°W

  • Palmas Well

    Former solar-powered well and remains of older water infrastructure on the west-facing slope of Eagle Canyon.

    30.74555°N, 104.97200°W1,266 m

  • Peccary Tank

    Seasonally dry impoundment along River Road southeast of IMRS HQ.

    30.75592°N, 105.00400°W1,213 m

  • Pirtle Tank

    aka Bull Tank

    Southeastern seasonal impoundment in the Double Tank Corral area near Main Road.

    30.78520°N, 104.98400°W1,336 m

  • Prospect Pits

    Complex of prospect digs and partially finished mineshafts southwest of IMRS HQ; contains pit-fall trap arrays.

    30.76792°N, 105.01018°W1,281 m

  • Prospect Pits Arroyo

    Large arroyo draining Echo Canyon and Ranch House Draw near the Y on Main Road.

  • Purple Sage Mine

    Abandoned mine south of IMRS HQ with a 53.4 m deep vertical shaft dug in the 1950s.

    30.74950°N, 105.02600°W1,688 m

  • Purple Sage Mine Road

    Gravel road extending south-southwest from Main Road to Carpenter and Purple Sage Mines.

  • Ranch House Draw

    Depression running alongside Main Road leading to IMRS HQ from the Y junction with River Road.

  • Rattlesnake Tank

    aka Trap Tank, Oh Shit Tank

    Seasonally dry impoundment east-northeast of Red Mountain near River Road.

    30.74678°N, 105.00800°W1,198 m

  • Red Mountain

    Isolated ridge and peak south of IMRS HQ and west of Agate Hill.

    30.73000°N, 104.98800°W1,335.3 m

  • Red Tank

    Large seasonally dry impoundment along River Road west of Eagle Canyon; contains pit-fall trap array.

    30.73067°N, 104.98800°W1,195.6 m

  • Redetzke’s Knob

    South-facing ridge at the summit of Flat Top Mountain.

  • River Road

    Gravel road running north from the Green River near The Box through South Gate and Campo Bonito to Main Road.

  • Road Tank

    aka Corral Tank

    Alternate name for Corral Tank; see Corral Tank.

  • Scott’s Crossing

    Crossing where Green River Road intersects the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks south-southeast of Van Horn.

  • Snake Canyon

    aka Eagle Canyon

    Former name for Eagle Canyon.

  • South Gate

    Gate across River Road separating IMRS from O’Connor Ranch, north of The Box.

    30.69022°N, 104.96700°W1,228.5 m

  • South Well

    aka Campo Bonito

    Alternate name referring to Campo Bonito.

    30.70778°N, 104.96900°W1,140 m

  • Sunflower Tank

    Tank located east of Horizon Tank near the Rio Grande.

    30.76667°N, 105.06528°W1,072 m

  • The Box

    Eastern opening of the Rio Grande canyon near the southern end of IMRS.

    30.66716°N, 104.99300°W960.8 m

  • The Narrows

    Narrow constriction of Eagle Canyon through which River Road passes, east of Red Tank.

    30.73359°N, 104.98400°W1,415.2 m

  • The Narrows Twin Tanks

    aka South Twin Tanks

    Two seasonally dry impoundments north of River Road at the east end of The Narrows.

    30.73611°N, 104.98433°W1,204.8 m

  • Trap Tank

    aka Rattlesnake Tank

    Alternate name for Rattlesnake Tank.

    30.74678°N, 105.00800°W1,198 m

  • Tres Amigos

    Group of three hills at the west entrance to Oxford Canyon on Bramlett Ranch.

  • Twin Tanks

    aka Echo Canyon Twin Tanks, The Narrows Twin Tanks

    Collective term referring to Echo Canyon Twin Tanks and The Narrows Twin Tanks.

  • Viejo Seep

    Natural spring on Wolf Creek Ranch west-northwest of the junction of Green River Road and Main Road.

    30.79306°N, 104.95000°W1,226.1 m

  • Willoughby Creek

    Dry arroyo north-northwest of Echo Ridge draining into the Green River.

  • Wolf Creek Ranch

    Ranch holdings north and northeast of IMRS providing primary access to IMRS via Green River Road.

  • Woodpecker Well

    Dysfunctional water well on Main Road northwest of IMRS HQ; contains pit-fall trap array.

    30.81784°N, 105.05400°W1,246.2 m

  • Wrong Red Tank

    aka Echo Canyon Twin Tanks

    Alternate name for Echo Canyon Twin Tanks.

    30.77384°N, 105.00100°W1,189.5 m

  • Wynn Anderson Learning Center

    Room attached to the original Indio Ranch House, expanded and screened in 2003; named after Wynn Anderson.

    30.77667°N, 105.01583°W1,230 m

  • Yucca Ridge

    Ridge running northwest to southeast between Oxford Canyon and Echo Creek Canyon, south of Echo Ridge.

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