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1983 Map of Santa Fe

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Santa Fe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Santa Fe and the high mountain corridor of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains dominate this 1980s landscape, illustrating the proximity of urban development to the vast Santa Fe National Forest. The map captures the infrastructure of the era, from the sprawl around the College of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Municipal Airport to the critical transportation artery of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe RR as it winds through Glorieta Pass. Historic pueblo lands like Nambe Pueblo and Tesuque sit alongside newer rural settlements such as Chupadero and En Medio.

In the eastern half, the terrain shifts from the high elevations of Truchas Peak and the Pecos Wilderness toward the plains bordering Las Vegas. This document preserves the complex geography of water rights and mountain drainages, tracing the Rio Pecos and Rio Gallinas as they descend from the wilderness to support downstream communities. Significant cultural preservation sites, including Pecos National Monument and Fort Union National Monument, are clearly marked, grounding the modern topography in its colonial and territorial history.