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2022 Map of Hoehne

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The community of Hoehne sits along the southern bank of the Purgatoire River, serving as a focal point for an intricate network of irrigation that has shaped the high plains landscape of Las Animas County. This 2022 survey details an extensive system of water management including the Model Intake Canal, the Model Ditch, and the Hoehne Ditch, which redirect water from the river and local arroyos to the Model Reservoir. These features speak to the long-term engineering required to sustain agriculture in this arid environment.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of several family and community burial sites, including the Hoehne Community Cem, Martinez Cem, Gallegos Cem, and Chicosa Cem. The terrain is defined by dry watercourses like the Leitendorfer Arroyo, Chicosa Arroyo, and Berwind Arroyo that cut through the plains below the Black Hills, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that guided the placement of early settlements and road networks like Sunrise Trail Rd.