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1963 Map of Espinosa Ranch

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Espinosa Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Espinosa Ranch sits at the heart of this high-altitude landscape within the Carson National Forest of Rio Arriba County. The topography is defined by a series of prominent elevated mesas including Laguna Seca Mesa, Cabresto Mesa, and Mesteñas Mesa, which are deeply incised by complex drainage systems like Cabresto Canyon and La Jara Canyon.

Resource extraction and water management are the primary human signatures on the land, evidenced by numerous Gas Wells and isolated water sources such as Manuel Spring and Lion Tank. These features suggest a remote ranching and industrial economy that relies on carefully mapped tanks and springs scattered across the high desert terrain. The 1982 revisions on this sheet provide an important look at the evolving footprint of energy development in this portion of the San Juan Basin.