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2010 Map of Bondad Hill

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Bondad Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Animas River and Florida River define this corner of the San Juan Basin, where the settlement of Bondad sits near the confluence. The landscape is dominated by the high plateau of Sunnyside Mesa and the prominent Bondad Hill, with the southern reaches transitioning into the Mesa Mountains. Water management is evident through the irrigation systems of Twin Rock Ditch, Ralston Ditch, and East Mesa Ditch, which support the local agriculture in an otherwise arid terrain.

A complex network of canyons, including Sixshooter Canyon, Hereford Canyon, and Cow Canyon, dissects the mesas, revealing the drainage patterns typical of this high-desert environment. Rural transport is marked by numerous named routes such as Yellow Brick Rd and Black Hawk Trl, alongside utilitarian infrastructure like Pipeline Canyon Rd. The map illustrates the careful balance between the rugged natural topography and the human efforts to channel water and establish homesteads along the river valleys.