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1964 Map of Blue Mountain

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Blue Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Apache Kid Peak and the high summits of the San Mateo Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape within the Cibola National Forest. This 1964 survey, revised in 1981, reveals a complex network of deep drainages and ridges, including the prominent Skeleton Ridge and the broad Tonto Basin to the southeast. The map is particularly rich in named water sources vital to this arid environment, such as Hardscrabble Spring, Old Hidden Spring, and Cow Trap Spring.

A system of historic routes like the Crest Trail and Indian Spring Trail connects these water points across the dramatic relief of Blue Mountain and West Blue Mountain. The naming conventions found here, from Holdup Mountain to Yellow Jacket Canyon, hint at the rugged ranching and frontier history of Socorro County. This specific edition provides a detailed look at the land as it was documented by the U. S. Forest Service before later 20th-century developments.