2023 Map of Cedar Canyon

About this map

La Jara Canyon and Telephone Canyon carve through this high-elevation landscape in Rio Arriba County, defining a complex network of drainage systems that feed into the larger Cedar Canyon corridor. This recent survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents a remote territory largely characterized by its natural water sources and essential ranching infrastructure. Stone Lake serves as a primary water body in the northeastern reaches, while smaller, more specific features like Cedar Spring and the Dipping Vat Tank highlight the necessity of managed water for livestock in this arid terrain. A modest grid of rural access roads, including J 15 and J 33, provides the only significant human transit through the townships of T29N and T28N.