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1996 Map of Miners Peak

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Miners Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The Santa Fe National Historic Trail cuts a prominent line across this high plains landscape, following the Granada Fort Union Route through the southeastern Colorado territory. This 1996 revision, published by the U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service, details a region where deep drainages like Chacuaco Canyon and the Salazar Rincon give way to the prominent plateau of Maya Mesa.

Land use within the Comanche National Grassland is marked by a legacy of resource extraction and local necessity, evidenced by a Prospect and Gravel Pit near Miners Peak. The presence of a secluded Cem and isolated water sources like Tobe Creek and a perennial Spring speak to the sparse but resilient settlement patterns of Las Animas County during this era. A modern Pipeline corridors the eastern edge, showing the continued industrial utility of this open country.