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1912 Map of Axial

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Axial
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Juniper Hot Springs serves as a northern anchor for this 1912 landscape, where the Yampa River carves a deep winding path through the high country of Moffat County. The map details a ranching economy established along the water and mountain flanks, documented by family-named holdings such as K Diamond Ranch, Duffy Ranch, and Maudlin Ranch. A tunnel and the Government Bridge indicate early engineering efforts to manage the river's transit-defying geography.

Further south, the small settlement of Axial sits near Milk Creek and the Circle Bar Ranch, positioned along the primary transit route of the Craig and Meeker Road. The terrain is defined by massive landforms like Duffy Mountain and Iles Mtn, which separate the river valley from the southern basins. This survey captures a specific era of Colorado's western slope, where isolated ranches were linked by long-distance roads through prominent landmarks like Signal Butte and Jesse Flats.