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2019 Map of Barela

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Barela
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Barela and its surrounding high-altitude terrain define this 2019 survey of the Las Animas County borderlands. The small settlement is situated near Barela Cem and the confluence of San Francisco Cr and Ocaña Cr, in a landscape dominated by the expansive Barela Mesa. This region is characterized by a dense network of water sources, including high-country features like Laguna Negra, Big Lake, and the numbered basins of Walton Lake Number 1 through Walton Lake Number 4.

Transport through this complex topography relies on historic routes such as the San Francisco Pass Trail, which climbs toward San Francisco Pass. Leisure and land use are evidenced by the presence of the Raton Ski Basin near the southern boundary and named meadows such as Strasia Meadow. The map also preserves numerous family-named landmarks including Julius Parks, Martinez Park, and Sandy Kerr Lake, providing valuable data for those researching local land-tenure history in this part of southern Colorado.