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1963 Map of El Morro

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of El Morro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Inscription Rock serves as the focal point of this New Mexico landscape, marking a site where travelers left their names in the stone for centuries. The boundary of El Morro National Monument protects this history, including a nearby Campground and the El Morro Lookout perched above the mesa. To the south, the terrain is dominated by Obe Worthen Mesa and the passage at Charlie Barns Gap, while the northern portion is held within the Cibola National Forest.

Ancient and modern settlement patterns are visible through labels for Pueblito (Ruins) and other unnamed Pueblo Ruins scattered across the high desert. The map captures the livestock and ranching infrastructure of the early 1960s, showing scattered water sources like Caruco Spring, Tinaja (Site), and the crossroad at Sand Corner. Much of the western territory is designated as the Ramah Indian Area, reflecting the complex jurisdictional geography of the region.