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2022 Map of Centro

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Centro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The small settlement of Centro occupies a high-altitude agricultural landscape defined by an extensive network of water management. The Alamosa River cuts across the center of the terrain, feeding into a complex system of human-made irrigation features including the Terrace Main Canal, Valdez Ditch Number 5, and the Norland Ditch. These waterways support the scattered homesteads and ranches that dot the valley floor between the rising elevations of Chaquita Peak to the northwest and the deep cuts of Ra Jadero Canyon and Trujillo Canyon to the south.

Local history and genealogy are anchored at the De La Luz Cem and by numerous family-named landmarks. The presence of several small mountain basins, such as Whippoorwill Reservoir, Wren Reservoir, Dodo Reservoir, and Pine Squirrel Reservoir, indicates a carefully maintained pastoral economy dependent on snowmelt and seasonal runoff. Modern forest roads like FDR 255 and FDR 240 provide access to the more remote canyons, while a grid of county roads serves the flatter agricultural tracts near the river.