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1971 Map of Breeze Mountain

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Breeze Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Industrial energy exploration and rugged topography define this high-country landscape on the border of Moffat and Routt counties. Rising from the Yampa River in the north, the terrain climbs toward Breeze Mountain and the Williams Fork Mountains, a region heavily marked by 1970s resource extraction. Dozens of Oil Wells and Gas Wells are scattered across the slopes, connected by a network of Jeep Trails that navigate deep drainages like Smuin Gulch and Holderness Gulch.

Local history and mining interests are anchored by features such as the Jim Quen Mine and an Airway Beacon perched on the Breeze Mountain ridge. Water management is evident through a system of high-altitude storage, including Dresher Reservoir and Basin Reservoir. The map documents a specific era of Western development where traditional ranching and watershed land began to host intensive petroleum and mineral interests, captured here just as these energy fields were expanding.