2023 Map of Billy Rice Canyon

About this map

Billy Rice Canyon and the surrounding drainage systems of the San Juan Basin define this rugged portion of Rio Arriba County. The landscape is characterized by a network of deeply incised canyons, including Cottonwood Canyon, Stray Out Canyon, and Gavilan Canyon, which all feed toward the prominent Cañada Larga valley. This 2023 survey illustrates the modern configuration of rural access roads like Co RD 529 and Co RD 411 that traverse these high-desert plateaus. Water remains a critical element for local land use, evidenced by features such as Leeson Spring situated at the head of Leeson Canyon. The terrain is marked by distinctive formations like the Adobe Knobs, while the Public Land Survey System boundaries, such as t24n r3w, provide the essential grid for current property and resource management in this arid territory.