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2023 Map of East Gavilan Canyon

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of East Gavilan Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Carson National Forest encompasses the high country of Rio Arriba County, defined by a complex network of canyons and high-altitude water sources. The map focuses on the drainage systems of East Gavilan Canyon and Long Canyon, where numerous tanks like Chavez Tank and Santa Rosa Tank provide vital water points for livestock and wildlife. These features, along with Crowther Cow Camp, suggest a landscape historically shaped by seasonal ranching and grazing practices within the national forest boundaries.

Prominent peaks and waterways dictate the local topography, with Jawbone Mtn rising in the northeast and Cerro Saragate in the southwest. The Rio Vallecitos and Rio Nutrias flow through the southern portions of the quadrangle, while the Tony Marquez Trl offers one of the few named terrestrial routes through the high timber. This 2023 survey provides a contemporary view of this transition between high-mountain ridges and the deep canyons that feed into the larger river basins of northern New Mexico.