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2016 Map of Anvil Points

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Anvil Points
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Roan Plateau dominates this Garfield County landscape, where the high flatlands drop sharply away at the prominent escarpments of Anvil Points and East Anvil Point. This 2016 survey captures a terrain defined by complex drainage systems, including E Fork Parachute Cr and numerous named gulches like Golden Castle Gulch and Cottonwood Gulch that carve into the plateau's edges.

Lower elevations to the south and east reveal human infrastructure such as Co RD 246 and the Frontage Rd, contrasting with the high-altitude clearings of Glover Park and Goodrich Park. The map provides a look at the transition from the mesa tops, like Webster Mesa, to the valley floor near Webster Hill, illustrating the vertical geography that has historically shaped access and movement through this part of the Colorado backcountry.