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1969 Map of Ojito Spring

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Ojito Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Zia Indian Reservation and the Ojo Del Espiritu Santo Grant Boundary intersect in this arid region of Sandoval County, defined by a complex network of ephemeral waterways and high plateaus. The landscape is carved by the Rio Salado and numerous seasonal drainages, including Arroyo Ojito and Arroyo Bernalillito. Human activity is marked by the presence of Marquez Ranch and the traces of an Old Railroad Grade that winds through the canyon country north of Cucho Mesa.

Vital water sources like Ojito Spring and Ojito Tank provided necessary points of relief in this high-desert environment during the late 1960s. Topographic features such as Mesa Bernalillito dominate the southern portion of the sheet, while a Quarry in the northeast corner suggests localized industrial use. The map also captures an extensive system of jeep trails and pipelines that navigate the broken terrain between the arroyos.