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1967 Map of Liberty

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Liberty
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The eastern edge of the San Luis Valley meets the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in this detailed survey of the Saguache and Alamosa County line. Settlement patterns here are concentrated at the mountain base, with Duncan and Liberty appearing as small outposts near the mouths of high-altitude drainages. The landscape is defined by the shifting interface of the Great Sand Dunes National Monument and the timbered slopes of the Rio Grande National Forest.

Resource extraction and transit leave clear marks on the terrain, from a Mine and Prospect located near the northern creeks to the winding Jeep Trail and Medano Pass Road. Local history is preserved in discrete landmarks like the Indian Spring and a lonely Grave site near Sand Dunes Creek. Large land grants also shape the map, notably the boundary of the Luis Maria Baca No 4 tract, illustrating the region's complex history of land tenure.