2010 Map of Bishop Ranch

About this map

Bishop Ranch and the Cordes-Oberlander Ranch occupy this high plains landscape in Bent County, where an extensive network of rural roads organizes the agricultural terrain. The map reveals the critical role of water management in this arid environment, dominated by the Fort Lyon Canal in the south and the Adobe Creek Reservoir in the northwest. This 2010 survey illustrates the persistent grid of local infrastructure, from County Road VV in the north to County Road LL in the south. The transition from large ranching properties to the engineered waterways of the Fort Lyon Canal Rd corridor highlights the intersection of traditional land use and twentieth-century irrigation developments.