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1952 Map of Hubbell Spring

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Hubbell Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Sandia Military Reservation and the southern reaches of the Isleta Pueblo Grant dominate this New Mexico landscape, where high-desert terrain meets the western slopes of the Manzano Mts. Surveyed in 1952 with revisions through the mid-1970s, the map reveals a sparsely settled region defined by its water sources and ranching history. The eponymous Hubbell Spring sits nestled against the hills, while further south, Ojo de la Cabra and a small Cem mark points of human activity near Hells Canyon Wash.

Transport and communication infrastructure of the era is represented by the Radio Range Sta in the northwest and the winding path of Hell Canyon Road. The McCormick Ranch stands as a primary named settlement, surrounded by a network of drainage features like Arroyo del Coyote and Cañada Colorado, illustrating how geography dictated the placement of early outposts and private holdings in Bernalillo and Valencia counties.