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2002 Map of Honey Boy Ranch

Name: 2002 Topographic Map of Honey Boy Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Honey Boy Ranch and Emerson Ranch anchor this high-altitude landscape within the Santa Fe National Forest, where the topography is defined by a series of high valleys or "valles." The drainage network is complex, featuring Cow Creek and numerous small ritos, such as the Rito de los Manzanares and Rito de los Quemazones, which navigate the deep canyons.

Evidence of historical land use and resource extraction appears through labeled Prospects and a Mine located in the western portion of the quadrangle. These features, alongside the network of 4wd tracks and named terrain like Valle de la Osha and Valle de la Piedra, suggest a history of seasonal ranching and mineral exploration in this San Miguel County territory. The map serves as a record of the area's physical geography just after the millennium, documenting the traditional place names of the Sangre de Cristo foothills.