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2013 Map of Beecher Island NW

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Beecher Island NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Long Family Cem stands as a quiet marker of early homesteading in this corner of the High Plains, situated along CO Road 27. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage systems that feed the Arikaree River in the southeast, including the winding paths of Black Wolf Cr and the multiple branches of Dry Willow Cr. These seasonal watercourses carve intricate topographic patterns into the terrain, particularly around the prominent elevation of Squaw Hill.

A network of section-line roads, including Us-385 N and various lettered routes like CO Road HH and CO Road KK, provides the primary structure for this agricultural region. The map illustrates the persistent 19th-century township-and-range grid, reflecting how the Yuma County prairie was organized for settlement and ranching. The transition from the flat tablelands to the dissected breaks of the N Fork Dry Willow Cr reveals the subtle but significant erosion patterns characteristic of the eastern Colorado plains.