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1967 Map of Watts Hill

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

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Canton School and Liberty School represent the dispersed rural infrastructure of De Baca County during the late 1960s. This arid landscape is defined by its dependency on scattered water sources, evidenced by the numerous named windmills like Shoemake Windmill and Jointer Windmill that dot the terrain between Cibolo Creek and the high ground of Table Mountain.

Remote outposts such as Jones Camp and Colter Ranch anchor the grazing economy of this high-desert region. The geography is punctuated by significant landmarks including Watts Hill and Dipping Vat Hill, while intermittent water features like Alkali Lake and several named springs—Black Spring and Cibolo Spring—highlight the essential, if seasonal, hydrology required for ranching life in eastern New Mexico.