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2023 Map of Taos

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Taos Pueblo and the surrounding high-altitude valley define this landscape where traditional settlements meet the rising Taos Mountains. The map reveals a dense concentration of cultural and genealogical sites, particularly through its numerous burial grounds such as the Kit Carson Memorial Cem, Campo Santo del Pueblo Cem, and Sierra Vista Cem. These features, along with the Taos County Courthouse, mark the civic and ancestral heart of Taos and its neighboring communities like El Prado and Ranchos de Taos.

The complex network of acequias and watercourses, including the Rio Lucero and Rio Pueblo de Taos, illustrates a long-standing reliance on irrigation that has shaped the settlement patterns of Ranchito and Arroyo Seco. To the east, the terrain transitions into the Carson National Forest, where landmarks like Devisadero Peak and Cruz Canyon highlight the sharp elevation changes characteristic of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains foothills.