2016 Map of Pikes Stockade

About this map

Pikes Stockade sits near the confluence of the Conejos River and the Rio Grande in this southern Colorado landscape. The terrain is defined by the prominent San Luis Hills, featuring volcanic elevations like Sierro del Ojito and Saddleback Mtn. This 2016 survey illustrates an intricate irrigation network across the flats, including the Tenfoot Lateral, Twentyfoot Lateral, and Lasauses Lateral, alongside numerous named ditches such as Stewart Ditch and E Bend Ditch. These waterways support the agricultural valley at the border of Alamosa and Conejos counties. Natural water sources like McIntire Spring and Dexter Spring are interspersed among the wetlands and the winding course of La Jara Cr. The map also captures several distinct river diversions and the bluffs above the Rio Grande at Hansen Bluff.