2010 Map of Bijou Basin

About this map

Bijou Basin and the headwaters of the West Bijou Creek dominate this 2010 topographic record of El Paso County. The landscape is defined by a sparse network of county roads and drainage systems, including Comanche Creek and several livestock or irrigation reservoirs like the Max Killian Reservoir. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet identifies two critical sites: the Silva Ranch Cemetery and the Bijou Basin Cemetery, which mark the early ranching footprint in this high plains region. The road network, including County Line Rd and Maul Rd, illustrates the section-line grid that still dictates the flow of travel and land division in this part of Colorado.