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1961 Map of Buttes

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Fort Carson Military Reservation dominates the western half of this landscape, its boundary defined by the Military Reservation Boundary Road. This 1961 survey, updated with photo-revisions from the 1970s, documents a critical transportation and irrigation corridor at the edge of the plains. Parallel tracks of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroads run southward alongside Fountain creek, connecting small communities like Buttes, Wigwam, and Henkel.

Water management is central to the area's development, as seen in the complex network of ditches including the Hanover Ditch and Jackson and Burke Ditch. Local history is preserved in landmarks such as the Wilson Cem and the Wigwam Sch, while the ranching legacy is marked by the 7 L Bar Ranch and Midway Ranch. The terrain is characterized by the namesake Buttes and seasonal watercourses like Cottonwood Slough and Young Hollow.