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2017 Map of Taylor Ranch

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Taylor Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

San Isidro Valley forms the central geographic character of this high-desert landscape in Sandoval County. The land is defined by prominent topographical elevations including Mesa Penistaja and the southwestern edge of Ceja Pelon Mesa, which stand above a complex drainage network. Water management and natural flow are evident through the seasonal channels of Penistaja Arroyo and San Isidro Wash, which carve through the arid terrain.

Human activity is concentrated at Taylor Ranch, the primary named settlement on this quadrangle. The map details a landscape transition where broad mesas meet deep arroyos, such as Arroyo Pelon and Horn Arroyo, alongside isolated water sources like Dry Spring. The surveying grid of the Public Land Survey System reveals the vast, open nature of this region, predominantly organized under townships T21N and T22N.