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1963 Map of Leandro Canyon

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Leandro Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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The Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation Boundary bisects this high-elevation landscape, where the arid high country of Rio Arriba County meets the managed timberlands of the Carson National Forest. This 1963 field-checked survey reveals a territory defined by its hydraulic infrastructure, critical for livestock and wildlife in a region of deep mesas and seasonal drainages. Strategic water points such as Gomez Tank, Leandro Tank, and Laguna Seca appear alongside named springs like La Jara Spring and Campo Spring.

The terrain is a complex of elevated landforms and carved passages, including Devils Mesa and Chosa Mesa, which are interrupted by the deep cuts of Vaqueros Canyon and La Jara Canyon. Evidence of mid-century industrial activity is present in the form of a Gas Well and various drill holes, while the network of unimproved dirt roads suggests the era's ranching and resource extraction patterns across Vigas Mesa and through Leandro Canyon.