1967 Map of Monument Point

About this map

The Pablo Montoya Grant dominates this landscape of the New Mexico high plains, where the Canadian River carves through deep sandstone canyons. This ranching-focused terrain is defined by its water management, featuring a dense network of windmills and tanks such as the Lower Oso Windmill, Alamosa Windmill, and Mistake Tank. The infrastructure of the Conchas Canal is a prominent engineering feature, most notably where it disappears into Tunnel No 2 beneath the rising elevation of Monument Point. To the north, the small San Lorenzo Cem provides a poignant genealogical anchor near the riverbanks. The map captures a transition from the broad river valley to the dramatic escarpments of Mesa Rica and Chical Mesa, reflecting a remote landscape where land grants and water rights have shaped human movement for generations.