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1958 Map of Raton

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Raton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

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The Sangre de Cristo Mountains dominate this mid-century landscape, rising to Wheeler Peak 13160 and shaping the settlement patterns of north-central New Mexico. To the west, traditional communities such as Arroyo Seco and Ranchos de Taos sit near the winding Rio Grande. The map clearly delineates the vast extent of the Maxwell Grant, a massive land holding that covers a significant portion of the high plains east of the Cimarron Range.

Railroad infrastructure is a primary feature of the eastern plains, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line connects hubs like Raton and Springer. This era of the late 1950s shows the region before modern interstate development, with the primary routes being Us 85 and Us 64. High mesas like Johnson Mesa and Raton Mesa overlook the transition from alpine peaks to the rolling grasslands drained by the Canadian River and Vermejo River.