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1963 Map of Mesa Cherisco

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mesa Cherisco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Mesa Cherisco anchors this landscape in eastern New Mexico, where the high desert terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems and isolated cattle ranching operations. The area is divided by the San Miguel Co Guadalupe Co line, showing a rural environment heavily dependent on scattered water sources like Pino Spring, Cherisco Well, and Bull Pasture Well. These water points were critical infrastructure for operations at Boylan Ranch and Pino Ranch during the early 1960s.

Evidence of small-scale exploration is visible near Cherisco Creek, where a lone Prospect is noted, while a Pipeline and the settlement at Barranca mark the few modern intrusions into the territory. The topography is dominated by the steep escarpments of the mesa and prominent rises such as Cuervo Hill, providing a detailed look at the hydrology of Pino Creek and Garita Creek before later land-use changes.