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1995 Map of Riley

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Riley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Riley sits at the base of Yellow Mountain along the southern edge of this mid-1990s survey, marking a pocket of settlement within the northern reaches of the Cibola National Forest. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the drainages of Coyote Draw and the Rio Salado, where the high elevations of Mesa Lucero and the Sierra Lucero overlook the basin.

Evidence of local resource use and transport is scattered throughout the terrain, from a remote Landing Strip on the high flats to several prospects and a Gravel Pit. Genealogists and local historians can locate the Cem near the village of Riley, while the northern extent shows the Comanche Ranch as one of the few named ranching operations in this isolated portion of Socorro County. This topography captures a high-desert environment where water remains a central concern, indicated by isolated wells and intermittent stream beds.