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2010 Map of Big Joe Basin

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Big Joe Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Cold Springs Mountain dominates the northeastern corner of this corner of Moffat County, giving way to the high-altitude depressions of Big Joe Basin and Little Joe Basin. The landscape is a network of named ridges and canyons, including Peekaboo Ridge and Limestone Ridge, which funnel drainage toward Vermillion Creek and Matt Creek. This area of Northwest Colorado maintains a remote character, defined by expansive terrain like Browns Park and seasonal water sources such as Cold Spring and Bassett Spring.

Human presence is marked by livestock and resource management, evidenced by Basset Reservoir Number 2 and the Basset Number 2 Dam. Genealogists and local historians will find interest in the Bassett Cemetery, located west of the reservoir, while the Airborne Anomaly 56-11 Mine suggests the region's mineral exploration history. A web of unpaved transit, including County Rd 182 and County Hwy 10W, provides the primary access through these high basins.