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2023 Map of Salitre Canyon

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Salitre Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Salitre Canyon and its network of drainage systems define the rugged high plains of the Harding and San Miguel County border. This landscape is characterized by deep erosional features including Vigas Canyon, Ojos Canyon, and Tapia Canyon, which carve through the plateau towards the eastern plains. Water is the primary architect here, with Mosquero Creek and Atarque Creek serving as the principal hydrologic arteries across the townships.

Transportation remains sparse in this contemporary survey, limited primarily to rural arteries like Mosquero Canyon Rd and Co Rd J. The map reveals a land divided by the Public Land Survey System, showing the transitions between Township 17 North, Range 29 East and adjacent sections. This is a region where the natural topography dictates the few corridors of human passage, maintaining a ranching character that has persisted for generations.