2010 Map of Big Spring

About this map

Mount Pearl and Fort Big Spring anchor this high plains landscape in eastern Colorado, where the drainage network of the Big Spring Creek basin dictates the geography. The map illustrates a sparse but structured grid of rural infrastructure, with County Road DD and County Road V framing the upper and lower limits of the survey area. Water sources are critical in this arid environment, marked by the convergences of the East Fork Big Spring Creek, Middle Fork Big Spring Creek, and Little Spring Creek. A prominent terrain landmark, Eureka Hill, rises in the northwest, overlooking the various forks that eventually feed into the main branch of Big Spring. This cartographic record is a study in the intersection of traditional township-range road systems and the natural hydrology that historically influenced settlement patterns and livestock grazing in Cheyenne County.