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1967 Map of Valley View Hot Springs

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Valley View Hot Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The boundary between San Isabel National Forest and Rio Grande National Forest highlights this 1967 survey of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The landscape is defined by its industrial and thermal history, most notably at Valley View Hot Springs and the nearby Orient Mine. These sites are linked by an Old Railroad Grade that winds through Orient Canyon, tracing the path where ore was once transported from the mountainside.

Water management is central to the area's geography, evidenced by the Hoffman Niedhardt Ditch and the Gaging Sta on Cotton Creek. Genealogy researchers may find interest in the Cotton Creek Cem located near the southern edge of the sheet. From the high elevation of Cottonwood Peak to the various Mines and Major Springs, the map captures a transition from high-altitude wilderness to the early engineering of the valley floor.