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1972 Map of Cross L Ranch

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Cross L Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Cross L Ranch sits at the heart of this high-plateau landscape, where the Dry Cimarron River carves a path through the sandstone mesas of northeastern New Mexico. The 1970s topography reveals a remote ranching territory defined by sharp vertical relief and sprawling flat-topped features such as Island Mesa and Hardesty Mesa. The river valley, punctuated by Falls Spring, provides a critical corridor through the otherwise arid terrain of Emery Vega.

Evidence of historical land use and early resource exploration is scattered throughout the canyons. A network of primitive transport is visible via the numerous Jeep Trails that wind through Fourteen Canyon and Homestead Canyon. A solitary Cem and a marked Drill Hole near the Colorado state line point to the modest footprints of human activity and industry in this borderland environment during the early 1970s.