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2022 Map of Vicente Canyon

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Vicente Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Rio Grande National Forest dominates the southwestern portion of this 2022 survey, where the high-altitude landscape is defined by a series of dramatic canyon systems. Named drainages like Vicente Canyon, Leandro Canyon, and Canyon del Rancho converge as they descend toward the La Jara Canyon floor. These topographical features suggest a complex hydrological network that has shaped the land use and access patterns in this part of Conejos County.

Water management and seasonal flow are evidenced by the transition between the permanent La Jara Cr and the ephemeral La Jara Arroyo further east. Surveyed forest roads, including FDR 240 and FDR 249, provide the primary navigation through the drainage basins of Garambuyo Gulch and Ra Jadero Canyon. The presence of the Flat Top landmark and numerous family-named canyons like Trujillo Canyon and Romero Canyon provides specific points of interest for those tracing the history of land allotments and geographic nomenclature in Southern Colorado.