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2011 Map of Boulder

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Boulder
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The city of Boulder serves as the focal point of this 2011 survey, where the urban grid meets the complex topography of the Front Range. The presence of Naropa University and the University of Colorado at Boulder highlights the area's established identity as an educational center. To the west, the landscape is defined by a dense concentration of historical mining activity, notably the clusters around Sunshine and Springdale. Features like the Buena Vista Mine Number One and Gold Hill Beryl Claims demonstrate the diversity of mineral extraction in this region.

Water management systems are prominent throughout the area, with the Lefthand Valley Reservoir and numerous ditches such as the Haldi Ditch and Table Mountain Ditch illustrating the infrastructure necessary for high-altitude development. For those tracing local history, several established communities including Glendale, Salina, and Crisman provide clear geographic anchors for late 20th and early 21st-century Colorado history.