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2013 Map of Bondad Hill

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Bondad Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Animas River and Florida River define this corner of the Colorado and New Mexico border, where high plateaus meet deep drainage systems. The small settlement of Bondad sits near the base of Bondad Hill, serving as a central point in a landscape marked by irrigation and topographic extremes. Water management is central to life here, evidenced by the Ralston Ditch, Twin Rock Ditch, and E Mesa Ditch, which redirect flow from the rivers to the surrounding mesas.

Agricultural and ranching heritage is visible through labels like Lambert Reservoir and the numerous family-named canyons, such as Gaines Canyon and Sanchez Draw. The terrain transitions from the flat expanse of Florida Mesa and Sunnyside Mesa in the north to the complex ridges of the Mesa Mountains in the south. This survey captures a rural network of roads including Yellow Brick Rd and Mud Ln, alongside major thoroughfares like Us-550 that connect these remote borderlands.