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1963 Map of Eagle Nest

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Eagle Nest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Moreno Valley serves as the central corridor of this high-altitude landscape, where the waters of Comanche Creek and Moreno Creek drain toward the expansive Eagle Nest Lake. The map details a transition from the historic mining and ranching interests of the Beaubien and Miranda (Maxwell) land grant to the protected reaches of the Carson National Forest and the Wheeler Peak Wilderness. Of particular interest to local historians is the settlement of Elizabethtown in the north, a former gold-mining hub, along with smaller locales like Idlewild and Frolic.

Industry and recreation intersect throughout the terrain, from the Klondike Mine on the slopes of the western peaks to the Airport and shoreline developments at Lakeview Pines. The southwestern portion of the sheet is dominated by the high ridgelines of the Pueblo de Taos Indian Reservation, featuring landmarks such as Taos Peak and Taos Cone, while the valley floor shows the infrastructure of the Gaging Sta and varied gravel pits that supported the local economy during the early 1960s.