If in 1914, New Mexico's second year as a state, you were
looking for the Cerrillos Hills by horseback or at the wheel of
your Model T, you would have had no trouble finding them. A major
highway passed right through the middle of them. Here is a
reproduction of the official State
Highway Department map of 1914 [467 kb]. Two main roads
existed between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. If you chose State
Highway 1 (El Camino Real), you were forced to negotiate La
Bajada, a precipice so perilous drivers could be hired so that
you could walk the steep grade, meeting your car at the other
end. The alternative, State Highway 10 (El Camino Alto), went by
way of Tijeras, Golden, Madrid and Cerrillos, joining Highway 1 a
short distance before Santa Fe, near the present location of
Santa Fe Downs racetrack. Note that Highway 10, which followed
First Street in Cerrillos, passed directly north through the
Cerrillos Hills. Along the highway route the Cash Entry mine was
operational, but the towns of Carbonateville and Bonanza City had
been by this time abandoned for nearly thirty years. Note also
the old direct road that is no more from Santa Fe to Las Vegas.
North-Central New Mexico Locator Map
The Cerrillos Hills are located in Santa Fe
County, New Mexico.
The chain of Hills are generally bounded by the Cerrillos-Waldo
Road [CR 57] in the South and West, Interstate Highway 25 on the
Northwest, State Highway 14 [The Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway] on
the South and East, and extend northward slightly beyond Bonanza
Creek Road [CR 45].
Access to the Cerrillos Hills Historic Park is through the
Village of Cerrillos. The distance between Santa Fe and
Albuquerque is approximately 60 miles [100 km.].
Maps of the Park
This is the same map that appears on the CHHP brochure. This map
covers the trails in the public use area of the park.
Click here for a 300 dpi color
image of this map. [1.19 MB]
Or here for a lower-resolution color
image 100 dpi [158 kb]
Map of the Trails, 2003
The core Park (Santa Fe County land) is outlined in the lower part of the map
in red. Bureau of Land Management land (Federal) is indicated by orange and
State of New Mexico land by blue. The BLM, the County and the Coalition are
actively pursuing a joint-management agreement at this time.
Click here for a 100 dpi 8.5"x14" color
image of this map. [488 kb]
Click here for a 300 dpi 8.5"x14" black &
white version of this map. [1260 kb]
Cerro Bonanza is in the upper left corner of this topographic map. Grand Central
Mountain is slightly left of center. The Village of Cerrillos is at the bottom
center.
Area Map
We also have a Preliminary Access and Park
Activities Map. [166 kb] Thanks to the U.S. National Park Service for their
generous assistance in the production of this map.
This website is maintained by the Cerrillos
Hills Park Coalition
and is dedicated to the creation, enhancement and stewardship
of an historical, recreational, and cultural open space in
the
Cerrillos Hills, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
