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1964 Map of Brushy Point

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Brushy Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

East Douglas Creek and its complex network of tributary draws dominate this high-altitude landscape along the border of Rio Blanco and Garfield counties. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the terrain is defined by dramatic ridgelines including Brushy Point, Ponderosa Point, and Scare Mountain. Human activity in this remote region is limited primarily to primitive infrastructure, represented by the Burma Road, various Jeep Trails, and the isolated Trail Canyon Lodge.

The presence of numerous water sources such as Brushy Point Spring, Ponderosa Spring, and Big Spring suggests the area's importance for livestock or wildlife, a fact reinforced by the mapped fence lines crossing the ridges. The southern portion of the quadrangle shows the headwaters of Big Douglas Creek near Pike Ridge, while the northern reaches follow the deep incisions of Decker Canyon and Rope Canyon.