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1957 Map of Chama Peak

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Chama Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Continental Divide carves through the high country of the San Juan Mountains, separating the watersheds of the Rio Chama and the Conejos River in this mid-century survey of the Colorado-New Mexico borderlands. This landscape is defined by its massive private and public land holdings, most notably the southern expanse of the Tierra Amarilla Grant Boundary and the operations at Banded Peak Ranch.

A notable pocket of industrial activity appears at the Gramps Oil Field near the Navajo River, providing a stark contrast to the surrounding wilderness of the San Juan National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest. High-altitude features like Banded Peak and Navajo Peak dominate the topography, while numerous named alpine waters such as Alver Jones Lake, Victoria Lake, and Laguna Ruybal offer specific points of interest for historical land use and recreational studies.