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1995 Map of Eagle Nest

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Eagle Nest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Eagle Nest Lake dominates the eastern landscape of this Colfax County region, where the high peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains meet the valley floor. This 1990s revision reveals a land shaped by historic land grants and industrial pursuits, clearly marking the expansive Beaubien and Miranda Grant (Maxwell) and the Taos Indian Reservation boundary. The map documents a transition from old-world extraction to recreational and wilderness preservation, featuring the Wheeler Peak Wilderness alongside remnants of the area's mining past.

Local history researchers will find the former townsite of Elizabethtown and Mutz (Site) noted among the gulches of the Cimarron Range. While newer residential pockets like Lakeview Pines and Idlewild appear, the map remains anchored by older landmarks such as the Klondike Mine and a Sawmill near Willow Creek. The rugged western terrain is punctuated by high-altitude summits, including Wheeler Peak and Taos Peak, which tower over the headwaters of Moreno Creek and the Rio Pueblo de Taos.