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2022 Map of Bondad Hill

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Bondad Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The confluence of the Animas River and Florida River in La Plata County defines this landscape of rugged canyons and plateaued ranching land. Near the southwestern corner of the map, the small community of Bondad sits along the riverbanks, while Bondad Hill rises to the north. To the northwest, Florida Mesa represents a significant landform characterized by agricultural infrastructure and residential development, evidenced by irrigation features like Twin Rock Ditch and Ralston Ditch that draw water from the river systems to support the arid highland.

A complex network of canyons, including Sixshooter Canyon, Cow Canyon, and West Alamo Canyon, carves through the southern terrain toward the Mesa Mountains. This topography reflects the transition from river valleys to high mesa country, with modern access provided by a mix of county roads and named routes such as Blackhawk Trl and Yellow Brick Rd. The detailed plotting of these canyon systems and irrigation ditches provides a record of land use and water management in this part of southwestern Colorado.