1966 Map of Castor Gulch

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The Yampa River corridor and the northern reaches of the Williams Fork Mountains dominate this mid-century landscape south of Craig. Evidence of the region’s ranching and industrial development is visible through the intricate network of water management features like Deep Cut Ditch and Flume Gulch, which supported local agriculture and mining operations such as the Walker Mine. Near the river's Big Bottom, the terrain transitions from irrigated lowlands to the dissected plateaus of Thompson Hill.