Loading map...

1995 Map of Monticello

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Monticello
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Monticello and Placitas anchor the southern reaches of this landscape where the high desert meets the canyons of the Cibola National Forest. This 1995 revision reveals a complex network of water management essential for arid-land survival, featuring the Community Ditch and a series of livestock infrastructure like Monticello No 1 Tank and the Bar 44 Well. The presence of St Ignatius Church in Monticello and St Lorenzo Church in Placitas highlights the importance of these long-established centers of community life in Sierra County.

Deep canyons such as Monticello Canyon and Alamosa Canyon dominate the terrain, while landmarks like Aragon Hill and Fifty-fifty Hill provide vertical relief. Traces of ranching and land use are evident through the Rodeo Grounds, Red Rock Ranch, and various named springs including Stanley Spring and Questa Spring, showing how the local economy utilized the rugged drainages of the Socorro and Sierra county borderlands.