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2019 Map of Bondad Hill

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Bondad Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The confluence of the Animas River and Florida River anchors this high-desert landscape on the Colorado-New Mexico border. Agricultural history is written into the terrain through a system of irrigation channels, including the Mesa Ditch, Ralston Ditch, and Twin Rock Ditch, which support the plateaus of Florida Mesa and Sunnyside Mesa. These features illustrate the vital role of water management in sustaining settlements like Bondad and Bondad Hill within the arid Southern Ute Indian Reservation area.

Erosion has carved a complex network of drainages through the Mesa Mountains, creating distinctive features such as Sixshooter Canyon, Hat Park Canyon, and Gaines Canyon. The map records a mix of modern residential development along Thoroughbred Rd and Yellow Brick Rd alongside more traditional transit routes like Indian Rte 110, showing how late 20th-century growth has navigated the deep draws and rugged canyons of San Juan County.