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1966 Map of Trail Canyon

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Trail Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Mesa Verde National Park and the Southern Ute Indian Reservation define this high-altitude landscape in the mid-1960s. The topography is dominated by massive flat-topped features like Big Mesa and Lewis Mountain, carved by the Mancos River and its deep tributaries such as Weber Canyon and Bear Canyon. This survey captures a terrain where ancient history and modern resource management overlap, recording numerous Indian Ruins and Cliff Dwellings alongside water infrastructure like Upper Reservoir and Harrison Reservoir.

The complex network of passage through this territory includes the Wheeler Trail and various pack and jeep trails that navigate the steep drop-offs of the East Rim. From the heights of Weber Mountain down to the seasonal drainages of Arroyo San Juan and Johnny Pond, the map provides a precise record of the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties during a period of active land management by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Reclamation.