
Wet Mountain Valley dominates this 1950s landscape, revealing an intricate network of irrigation vital to Custer County ranching. Elaborate water engineering is visible through the James Jarvis Swift Creek Ditch No 3, Lohstroh Highline Ditch, and Ula Ditch, which channel mountain runoff toward settlements like San Isabel Ranch. This infrastructure supported early Custer County agriculture at the base of peaks such as Beckwith Mountain and Beddows Mountain.
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7 editions found
1889 · Canon City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Canon City
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Pueblo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Westcliffe
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Pueblo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Aldrich Gulch
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1958 · Pueblo
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Beckwith Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1959 · Electric Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1959 · Horn Peak
USGS Topo · 1:24,000