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1966 Map of Axial

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Axial
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Axial Basin forms a striking geographic center for this mid-1960s survey of Moffat County, where a ranching and mining economy defined the high-elevation landscape. The settlement of Axial and nearby family operations like Wilson Ranch, Circle Bar Ranch, and Gossard Ranch demonstrate the distributed nature of rural life along the drainage of Milk Creek. To the north and south, the terrain rises sharply toward Duffy Mountain and Mount Streeter, creating a natural corridor for transport and water management.

Industrial activity is evident at the Streeter Mine and several Gravel Pits, while names like Jackpot hint at the area's mineral prospects. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact alignment of a Jeep Trail and various fence lines, documenting the boundaries of land use in a region where water sources like Good Spring Creek and Taylor Creek dictated the location of homesteads and grazing tracts.