2011 Map of Victorio Park

About this map

McKnight Mountain and the high ridges of the Black Range dominate this 2011 survey of the high-desert wilderness. Human activity is sparse, marked primarily by the McKnight Fire Cabin and the secluded Murphy Place. These points of interest are connected by the winding Mcknight RD, reflecting the era's reliance on forest service access for management and fire watch. The landscape is deeply incised by drainages such as Massacre Canyon and Victorio Park Canyon, which funnel toward the Las Animas Creek. Vital water sources for the region's wildlife and sparse livestock are identified at Ridge Spring, McKnight Cabin Spring, and the high-altitude Mimbres Lake. From Spud Patch Ridge in the north to Granite Peak in the south, the map provides a look at the remote topography before modern developments reached this interior section of the range.