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1983 Map of Cedar Canyon

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Cedar Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude landscape of Rio Arriba County, defining the drainage patterns of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation. Surveyed in the late 1970s, this area is characterized by a network of deep-cut drainage systems such as Telephone Canyon, Cedar Canyon, and Cisneros Canyon. Water sources are vital markers in this arid terrain, with Stone Lake and La Jara Lake providing significant landmarks alongside smaller water points like Cedar Spring and Ross Spr.

The eastern edge of the quadrangle is defined by the New Mexico Principal Meridian, a critical surveying line that governs land divisions across the region. The map captures a moment in the early 1980s when the land remained largely focused on natural topography and tribal boundaries, with notable water bodies like Cedar Canyon Pond and La Jara Creek serving as the primary geographic anchors for the local landscape.