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1965 Map of Pueblo Peak

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Pueblo Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Pueblo Peak anchors this high-elevation landscape in the mid-1960s, where the intersection of traditional land grants and federal management is clearly defined. The survey highlights the Antoine Leroux Grant Boundary and the Taos Pueblo Grant Boundary, illustrating how historic property lines persisted within the Carson National Forest. The drainage network is particularly dense here, with Rio Pueblo de Taos cutting through the center while smaller watercourses like Frijoles Creek and Buffalo Grass Creek feed into the canyons.

Transportation through this high country is limited to a system of pack and jeep trails, such as the Simpson Memorial Trail, suggesting a terrain accessed primarily by horseback or on foot during this era. High points like Palo Encebado Peak and Capulin Peak dominate the topography, while a lone Cem (cemetery) in the south provides a quiet record of early human presence in the vicinity of the canyon mouths.