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2023 Map of Lindrith

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Lindrith
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lindrith serves as the central hub for this high-altitude New Mexico landscape, situated at the intersection of several critical county routes and forest roads. The area's community infrastructure is well-defined, with the Lindrith Cem and the Lindrith Airpark providing essential services to this remote corner of Rio Arriba County. The terrain is deeply incised by a series of significant drainages, including Cañada Larga and Cañada Jacquez, which carve through the high mesas and define the local topography.

Transportation in the region relies on a network of backroads such as Forest Rd 74 and Co RD 395, which connect isolated homesteads and ranching tracts. Named landmarks like Monte Lake and the various canyons—Gavilan Canyon, Oso Canyon, and Media Canyon—provide reliable navigation points in an otherwise repeating landscape of ridges and draws. This modern survey illustrates how infrastructure remains concentrated near the canyon floors where water and access are most viable.