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1954 Map of Tijeras

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Tijeras
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Cañon De Carnue Grant serves as a geographic centerpiece for this mid-1950s survey of the mountain pass east of Albuquerque. Small mountain communities like Carnuel, San Antonio, and Cedar Crest are documented alongside the vital transportation corridor through Tijeras Canyon. The map records the local infrastructure of the era, including the Tijeras Community Sch, the Santo Niño Church, and its adjacent Santo Niño Cemetery.

Transitioning from the burgeoning city limits to the high elevations of the Sandia Mountains, the landscape is defined by the boundary between the Cibola National Forest and the Sandia Military Reservation. To the south, in the Manzano Mountains, evidence of local industry appears at the York Mine and other unnamed extractions. Higher peaks such as South Sandia Peak rise above numerous springs and pack trails that connected these high-desert settlements.