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1964 Map of Table Mountain

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Table Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Alamo Mission and the Alamo Day Sch serve as a focal point of settlement in this remote Socorro County landscape during the mid-1960s. The terrain is dominated by the massive profile of Table Mountain and the high plateaus of Mesa Hermanos, where the Rio Salado carves through a complex network of arroyos including Jaramillo Canyon and Cibola Canyon.

Evidence of ranching life and early aviation is scattered across the Cibola National Forest boundary, including the Red Lake Ranch, Tres Hermanos Ranch, and a remote Landing Strip near the mission. Water sources are critical identifiers for this arid region, marked by family-named features like Benevites Tank and Casimero Spring, alongside curiosities like Bugger Well. The map provides a detailed view of these small-scale improvements and grazing structures before later development patterns may have altered the local landscape.