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2023 Map of Aurora

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Aurora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Gonzales Ranch and the small settlement of Aurora anchor this high-altitude landscape in San Miguel County, where the eastern edges of the Santa Fe National Forest meet a complex series of mesas and drainages. The topography is defined by prominent elevations like Mesa Sacatosa and Mesa Sola, which are carved by a dense network of seasonal watercourses including Cañon de la Primera Agua and Arroyo Sanchez. For those researching local heritage, the San Isidro de Labador Church Cem stands as a central landmark near the northern boundary.

Local infrastructure is represented by a web of county roads such as Co RD b30b and Co RD b36, tracing paths through the rugged terrain of Cerro Tejano and the long stretch of Mesa Escondida. The naming conventions of the landscape, from Arroyo Calaveras to Cañon de Mucha Agua, reflect the enduring cultural geography of this region where water management features like Gordo Tank and Laguna Seca were essential to life on the mesa.