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1995 Map of Lagunitas Creek

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Lagunitas Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Tierra Amarilla Grant lands dominate this high-altitude landscape in Rio Arriba County, where the U.S. Forest Service and USGS documented the complex terrain during the 1990s. The map illustrates a seasonal pastoral economy through the presence of several isolated ranching outposts, including Stewart Cow Camp, Bywell Cow Camp, and the Thomas Martinez O'Reilly Cow Camp. These camps are connected by a network of high-clearance 4WD tracks that navigate around the Bad Lands and over Olguin Mesa.

Water management for livestock is evident in the numerous named tanks scattered across the Carson National Forest boundary, such as Murphy Tank and Amado Tank. The hydrologic network is anchored by the Brazos River and Lagunitas Creek, with deep drainage features like Cañon Manga cutting through the montane environment. The map preserves a specific moment in New Mexico's land grant history, showing the intersection of private grant boundaries with federal forest lands.