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1966 Map of Castor Gulch

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Castor Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Yampa River winds across the northern reaches of this Colorado landscape, defining a wide valley that includes Big Bottom and the Craig Corporate Boundary. On the southern outskirts of the regional hub, the residential area of Craig South Highlands sits near the Municipal Airport and a local Golf Course. This mid-1960s survey documents a transition from the river-fed plains to the higher elevations of the Williams Fork Mountains in the south, where the terrain is carved by numerous drainage systems like Castor Gulch and Pyeatt Gulch.

Educational and industrial history is well-represented, with both the Hamilton Sch and Williams Fork Sch appearing on the map. Evidence of the area's resource extraction and water management is visible through the presence of the Walker Mine, various Gravel Pits, and the Deep Cut Ditch which channels water across the northern flats. The network of a Jeep Trail and several Drill Holes suggest active exploration of these uplands during the postwar period.