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1964 Map of Pasture Canyon

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Pasture Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

White House Ranch and the family-named McCord Place sit within a high-elevation landscape defined by the deep incisions of Pasture Canyon and Rock House Canyon. Located in the northern reaches of the Cibola National Forest, this mid-1960s survey records a network of water sources essential for ranching in the high desert. The survival of these outposts depended on a series of wells and windmills, including Buds Windmill, Red Feather Well, and Chamisa Wells, scattered across the terrain.

To the north, the Rio Salado and Cow Springs drain through Cow Flat, while the southern portion of the map is dominated by the winding course of Alamo cita Creek. The map shows a landscape transitioning between canyon floors and high peaks like Bell Mountain, connected only by unimproved dirt tracks. This documentation provides a clear view of the rural infrastructure of Catron County before the widespread modernization of backcountry access.