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2002 Map of Leyba

Name: 2002 Topographic Map of Leyba
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Leyba and the surrounding high mesa country of San Miguel County are defined by a complex network of canyons and plateaus within the Santa Fe National Forest. The settlement of Leyba serves as a local focal point, featuring the San Francisco Church and a nearby Cem. The landscape is a series of named rincons and mesas, such as Mesa de Aguilar and Mesa Portrero, divided by the deep cuts of Cañon Blanco and Cañon Escondido.

Water management is central to life in this arid environment, evidenced by numerous tanks like North Tank and Rock Tank, along with the Shelly Windmill and an aqueduct near the northern boundary. Remote outposts and work sites including Vigil, Shelly Hayes Camp, and a Blind Well reflect the area's history of ranching and forest land use, connected largely by unimproved 4WD tracks that follow natural contours like Valle Chimal.