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1962 Map of Calamity Ridge

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Calamity Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Calamity Ridge dominates the center of this 1962 landscape, a complex drainage network where the North Fork and Middle Fork meet. The map reveals a land utilized for seasonal grazing and hunting, marked by several remote outposts including Hogner Cabin, Beard Cabin, and Caldwell Camp. These named structures, along with the Kenney Camp to the south, provide valuable coordinates for local historians tracing early 20th-century land use in Rio Blanco County.

Transport through this territory relied heavily on an extensive network of Jeep Trails that followed high ridges and deep gulches like Hammond Draw and Yanks Gulch. Water was the defining resource for these camps, with sites like Thompson Springs and Indian Springs appearing as critical points on the map. The inclusion of a Drill Hole near Little Spring Creek suggests early geological exploration in this drainage-heavy portion of the state.