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2016 Map of Monte Vista

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Monte Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Monte Vista serves as the central hub for this high-altitude San Luis Valley agricultural corridor, where an intricate network of waterways like the Monte Vista Canal and Anderson Ditch redirect the flow of the Rio Grande to support the surrounding fields. The landscape is defined by this complex irrigation system, which includes the Rio Grande and Piedra Valley Canal and Consolidated Slough, tracing the transition from the flat valley floor to the rising terrain of Nicomodes Gulch and Raton Cr.

Genealogists will find significant local history preserved in the several burial grounds dotting the area, including San Luis Valley Cem, Lariat Cem, and the Rock Creek Cem located further south near Rock Cr. Small clusters of activity are noted at Torres and Maxeyville, while the grid of Monte Vista itself reveals a growing residential layout through streets such as Batterson St and Gunbarrel Rd.