2016 Map of Castor Gulch

About this map

Craig South Highlands and the southern outskirts of Craig define the northern edge of this Moffat County landscape, where the Yampa River flows westward through Big Bottom. The 2016 survey documents a transition from the developing residential infrastructure of Wheatridge Dr and Aiken St to the significant elevation changes of the Williams Fork Mountains further south. Water management is a central theme, with the Craig Raw Water Reservoir and the winding Deep Cut Ditch supporting the region's utilities and agriculture. Aviation history is represented by the Craig-Moffat Airport situated on the northern plateau. The southern half of the map is dominated by a series of named drainages including Castor Gulch, Ute Gulch, and Horse Gulch, which carve through the high terrain between Hayden Cutoff Draw and Stock Pass Gulch.