2019 Map of Alpine Ranch SW

About this map

The N Fork Smoky Hill River meanders across the southern portion of this landscape, defining the hydrology of a region where the high plains transition between Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties. This 2019 survey documents a vast section of the eastern Colorado plains, where the land is primarily organized by a rigid grid of county roads such as Co Rd 23 and Co Rd 29. This geometric human imprint contrasts with the winding, dendritic drainage patterns of Landsman Cr and the S Fork Landsman Cr further north. The map illustrates a contemporary rural environment where large-scale agricultural or ranching sections are bisected by long-distance connectors like Co Rd F and Co Rd GG, reflecting the persistent spatial logic of the Public Land Survey System in the American West.