2022 Map of Barkelew Draw

About this map

Hamilton Mesa dominates the southern portion of this high-elevation landscape, where the plateau drops away into the deep drainage of Nelson Cr and Hamilton Cr. The map captures a sophisticated system of water management essential to this arid region, most notably the Lilylands Canal and the Two Fork Reservoir tucked into the eastern hills. The transition from public to private land is clearly marked where the Uncompahgre National Forest borders open ranch land and rugged drainage systems like Barkelew Draw and Mud Springs Draw. Historically, the network of rural routes such as Norwood Burn RD and Co RD 531 reveals how early settlers and ranchers navigated the complex terrain between the Callan Divide and the deep cuts of East Broad Canyon.