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2022 Map of Alpine Ranch

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The N Fork Smoky Hill River meanders across the high plains of Eastern Colorado, marking a landscape defined by its essential watercourses and vast agricultural grids. This modern survey illustrates the rural borderland where Kit Carson Co meets Cheyenne Co, a region traditionally dependent on ranching and dryland farming. The drainage of Cow Cr feeds into the river system, creating a natural break in the rolling terrain of the t11s r46w and t12s r46w townships.

A geometric network of section roads like Co Rd 30 and Co Rd GG provides the primary infrastructure for the scattered homesteads and ranching operations of the area. These surveyed lines reflect the enduring legacy of the Public Land Survey System in organizing the western frontier into manageable parcels. The map serves as a precise record of current land divisions and hydrology for researchers tracking family property or the environmental evolution of the Smoky Hill watershed.