1950 Map of Escondido Canyon

About this map

Sacramento City (Abandoned) stands as a notable landmark in this mid-century survey of Otero County, marking where a settlement once took root before fading into the high desert landscape. The terrain is defined by a series of deep cuts through the Lincoln National Forest, including Escondido Canyon, Grapevine Canyon, and Culp Canyon. In the western flatlands, the Southern Pacific railroad runs through Valmont, while a network of infrastructure including an Aqueduct and a Pipeline snakes across the basin toward the mountains.