2023 Map of Schmitz Ranch

About this map

Tapicito Creek flows through the northern reaches of this Rio Arriba County landscape, carving a drainage pattern that defines the high desert terrain. The area is dominated by significant geographic features including the expansive Wild Horse Mesa and a network of deep incisions like Wild Horse Canyon and Las Norias Canyon. This modern survey illustrates a remote section of New Mexico where the Public Land Survey System grids of t26n r4w and t26n r3w meet. While the land remains largely undeveloped, the presence of various county roads and route 537 indicates contemporary access to these traditional ranching lands. Geologists and local land researchers can trace the complex contouring of the Cañon de los Ojitos in the south, reflecting the intricate natural erosion of the Colorado Plateau region.