1962 Map of Ash Mountain

About this map

Vermejo Park and the vast Beaubien and Miranda (Maxwell) Grant dominate this 1960s landscape in Colfax County. The high-elevation terrain is defined by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and a dramatic geologic formation known simply as The Wall. Human presence in this era is marked by scattered outposts and high-country industries, from the Van Lint Mine and Bartlett Mine to family-named sites like Mc Crystal Place and Ring Place. The map provides a look at a transitional period when hunting lodges and work camps like Cressner Lodge and Bremmer Longshed Camp occupied the remote drainages of the Vermejo River and Leandro Creek. Traces of earlier habitation appear at the Penaflor Ruins, while the extensive network of jeep trails reflects the mid-century accessibility of these remote northern New Mexico highlands.