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1967 Map of Trinchera Ranch

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Trinchera Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Sangre De Cristo Grant serves as the primary setting for this 1960s study of the southern Colorado foothills. The landscape is dominated by the steep drainages of Trinchera Creek and West Indian Creek, which flow westward toward the Mountain Home Reservoir. Near the northern border, the Denver and Rio Grande railway follows the curves of the terrain, passing through the settlement of Mortimer.

Local history enthusiasts will find significant evidence of early regional development at Garland City (Site), marked here as a historical location accompanied by a nearby Cem. The transition from the high peaks of Cat Mountain to the lower water-management features, including a Gaging Sta and various irrigation ditches, illustrates the mid-century intersection of mountain geography and agricultural water rights in Costilla County.