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1996 Map of Canelo Pass

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Canelo Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

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San Rafael Valley dominates the southwestern portion of this topographic survey, showcasing a high-desert landscape defined by seasonal drainages and scattered livestock operations. The transition from the valley floor into the Canelo Hills and Coronado National Forest is marked by a network of ranching infrastructure, including several named tanks such as Bog Hole Tank and Williamson Tank. The area is notably rural, with human activity centered around private land holdings like the Little Outfit Ranch, Vaca Ranch, and Ki-He-Kah Ranch.

Tracing the path of the Santa Cruz River northward, the map reveals a remote ranching economy dependent on reliable water sources like Paloma Spring. Evidence of early 20th-century life persists in the small Cemetery near the center of the sheet and another Cem at Jones Ranch to the southeast. A solitary Landing Strip and scattered Prospects near Lookout Knoll indicate the various ways this landscape was navigated and worked in the decades following its initial 1940s compilation.