2013 Map of La Silla

About this map

Variadero Mesa and the prominent peak of La Silla define the high-desert topography of this San Miguel County region. The landscape is carved by seasonal drainages including Garita Creek, Pino Creek, and Little Cuervo Creek, which cut between broad plateaus like North Mesa and West Mesa. Human presence is concentrated along the corridor of NM-104, where the settlement of Adero Az sits near the junction of several county routes such as CO Road C-59. This survey illustrates the sprawling ranching and public land divisions typical of eastern New Mexico, organized under the township and range system including t13n r23e and t13n r24e. The transition from flat mesa tops to deep arroyos reflects the arid hydrology that has governed land use and travel in this area for generations.