2013 Map of Hermosa

About this map

Rockwood and the narrow valley of the Animas River define this 2013 topographic landscape in La Plata County. The map documents a corridor of thermal activity and early irrigation, featuring several geothermal landmarks including Pinkerton Hot Springs, Tripp Hot Springs, and Trimble Hot Springs. These natural features, along with the Animas Valley Consolidated Ditch and Reid Ditch, illustrate the historical importance of water management in the region's development. Settlement is clustered along the Us HWY 550 corridor at Hermosa and Trimble, where the Hermosa Cem serves as a point of interest for local genealogists. The terrain rises sharply away from the river valley toward the heights of Missionary Ridge and the forested reaches of the San Juan National Forest, traversed by established routes like the Pinkerton Flagstaff Trail 522.