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1968 Map of Bayfield

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Bayfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Los Pinos River valley defines this high-altitude agricultural landscape, where the town of Bayfield serves as a hub for the surrounding ranching and irrigation systems. Sophisticated water management is evident through an extensive network of gravity-fed infrastructure, including the King Consolidated Ditch, Pine River Canal, and the Spring Creek Extension Ditch. These channels transformed the arid terrain between Shellhammer Ridge and the San Juan National Forest into productive land.

Evidence of local history is scattered across the township, from the Bayfield Cem to the smaller settlements of Missouri Center and Armstrong. The southern half of the map is dominated by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation Boundary, illustrating the intersection of federal forest lands and tribal territory. Diverse topographic markers such as Durant Gap, Dunham Gap, and Arrowhead Hill rise above the river bottoms, punctuated by small reservoirs like Ute Reservoir and Harper Pond.