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1971 Map of Tres Hermanos Peak

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Tres Hermanos Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Pinon Hills dominate this high-desert landscape in Colfax County, where a network of arroyos and canyons defines the topography. The map records a series of vital water sources for ranching and travel, including the García Windmill and Moore Windmill, along with numerous springs such as Allen Spring and the descriptively named Notch in the Rock Spring. This reliance on scattered water points suggests a sparsely populated grazing economy typical of northern New Mexico in the early 1970s.

Transportation is primarily represented by unpaved tracks like Chico Road and Pinon Road, which navigate around prominent summits like Tres Hermanos Peak and Margarito Peak. Near the settlement of Preston and the southern slopes of Fudge Hill, the terrain opens into the broader flats of the Rio del Plano. Small-scale industrial activity is evidenced by several Quarries and a lone Oil Well, illustrating the diverse but low-intensity land use of the era.