2020 Map of Canjilon SE

About this map

Carson National Forest defines the high-desert and mountainous landscape of this Northern New Mexico quadrangle. The terrain is a complex network of seasonal drainage systems, including Arroyo del Chamiso, Arroyo de Soldados, and Arroyo Hondo, which carve through prominent landforms like Cerrito de la Ventana and the Sierra Negra. Water sources are vital markers in this arid environment, recorded here as traditional "ojitos" and livestock tanks, such as Ojito del Comanche, Ojito Carrizo, and the Madera Tank. Small settlements and named locales like El Puertecito and Madera-Cañon are situated near these geographic corridors. Significant depressions and canyons, notably Cañon de Cobre and Comanche Canyon, reveal a history of resource use and movement through these canyons in Rio Arriba County.