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1965 Map of Rogers Ruins

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Rogers Ruins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Lincoln National Forest dominates the terrain of Otero County in the mid-1960s, defined by a complex network of canyons and established ranching outposts. The namesake Rogers Ruins sits near the head of Logan Canyon, while family-named landmarks like Fairchild Ranch and Circle Cross Ranch are situated along the winding course of the Sacramento River. The landscape is a high-altitude wilderness where water sources were critical to settlement, evidenced by the numerous named points such as Sulfur Spring, Carrisa Spring, and Monument Spring.

Regional infrastructure is represented by a prominent aqueduct and the presence of a 4 H Camp in the northern reaches. The survey also captures the boundary of the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, marking the intersection of public forest land and federal defense interests. Deep drainages like Agua Chiquita Creek and Graveyard Canyon carve through the high country around Jefferies Peak, illustrating the difficult topography faced by early settlers and forest rangers.