The settlement of Cahone sits along Us-491 in this modern survey of the high plateau region where Dolores County meets Montezuma County. This landscape is defined by a system of irrigation and water management essential to the high desert, featuring the Dove Cr Canal and several local catchments including Sagebrush Number One Reservoir, Mel Dalton Number One Reservoir, and Dove Reservoir. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous drainages, most notably Cahone Canyon and Little Cahone Canyon at the southern edge, along with Cross Canyon and Sharp Canyon further north. The regular grid of county roads, such as CO Road R and CO Road 15, provides access to the agricultural lands between these topographical depressions, illustrating the intersection of human engineering and the natural draws of Alkali Draw and Sharps Draw.
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1956 · Cortez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Cedar 3 NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Cedar 3 SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Cortez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Cortez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Cortez
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Secret Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · The Glade
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1964 · Dove Creek
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Cahone
USGS Topo · 1:24,000