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1953 Map of Mogote Peak

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Mogote Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Carson National Forest terrain dominates this 1953 survey of the northern New Mexico high country, where the Juan Jose Lobato Grant defines the southern land boundaries. The landscape is marked by a complex system of drainage and storage, featuring numerous water sources like Laguna Pinabete Mocho, Laguna de las Ranas, and Ojito Chico Spring. Named landmarks such as Mogote Peak and the high ridges of Banco Aragon provide orientation across the heavily eroded terrain of Blas Canyon and Lopez Canyon.

Evidence of seasonal or specialized activity appears at Harris Bear Camp and Rancherilla Spring, while the small settlement at Puertecito de las Ranas sits near the southern edge of the quadrangle. A network of primitive routes, including a Jeep Trail, connects these remote sites to larger geographic features like El Rito and the deep cut of Cañon Largo. This map documents a transitional period in the mid-20th century before later 1970s revisions were added to the topography.