2010 Map of Arickaree

About this map

Arickaree and the surrounding rural high plains of Washington County are defined by a strict orthogonal grid of county roads that carve the landscape into square sections. This 2010 survey illustrates a sparsely populated agricultural environment where the small settlement of Arickaree sits at a crossroads, while the locality of Wiladel occupies the northern edge of the map. The natural hydrology of Gordon Creek provides the primary break in the geometric road pattern, its meandering course cutting through the southern half of the quadrangle. High points like Payne Hill punctuate the terrain, which is otherwise dominated by the systematic layout of routes such as County Rd LL and County Rd-6. This map offers a clear view of the modern rural infrastructure used to manage this vast stretch of eastern Colorado.