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1967 Map of Huerfano Trading Post

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Huerfano Trading Post
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Huerfano Mountain dominates this San Juan County landscape, providing a prominent natural landmark in a region defined by arid washes and industrial infrastructure. The 1967 survey reveals a sparse but functional network of desert activity centered around the Huerfano Trading Post, which sits near a Radio Tower and the Berean Sch. This era captures the expansion of energy resources across the high desert, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a major Pipeline cutting across the terrain.

Education in this remote corner of New Mexico is represented by the Dzilth-na-o-dith-hle Sch, located south of the main trading post. The drainage patterns of Blanco Wash and Gallegos Can illustrate the seasonal water movement through the area, while facilities like the Ballard Pumping Sta and associated Sewage Disposal Ponds mark the footprint of mid-century utility development in the San Juan Basin.