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1965 Map of Trimble Point

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Trimble Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Dolores River winds through the heart of this Montezuma County landscape, defining a terrain of deep canyons and high mesas within the San Juan National Forest. During this mid-1960s survey, the area’s water management is visible through an extensive network of small upland catchments like Hoppe Point Reservoir and Trimble Reservoir.

Lower elevations show the transition from wild canyon lands to managed territory, marked by the presence of an Old Railroad Grade following the contours near House Creek. Evidence of early resource extraction and irrigation is grounded in labels for a Gravel Pit, an Oil Well, and the detailed engineering of the Main Canal with its branches including the Lone Pine Lateral and Moonlight Lateral. A small Cem remains near the river, serving as a quiet marker of early settlement history in the shadow of Trimble Point.