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2022 Map of Fort Garland

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Fort Garland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The high desert valley of the San Luis Basin is defined here by an intricate network of irrigation engineering and early Colorado settlement. Fort Garland sits at the junction of the Sangre de Cristo Cr and Ute Cr, serving as a focal point for the region's historical development. The landscape is crisscrossed by essential water management features such as the Sangre de Cristo Ditch Number 3, Garland Ditch, and the Sangre De Cristo-Trinchera Diversion Canal, which direct flow toward agricultural lands and the Mountain Home Reservoir.

Genealogists will find significant value in the numerous small burial grounds marking the area, including Mac Mullan Cem, Myer Cem, and Blanca Trinchera Cem near the town of Blanca. The presence of the Trinchera Ranch Airstrip and numerous named rural routes like Alvar De Baca Rd and Lita Kean Rd illustrates the modern connectivity of this ranching landscape while preserving the footprints of its foundational families and early water rights infrastructure.