2019 Map of Chalk Bluffs West

About this map

Pawnee National Grassland dominates the southern landscape of this 2019 survey, where the high plains of northern Colorado meet the Wyoming border. The terrain is defined by the prominent Simpson Mesa in the northwest and the titular Chalk Bluffs rising to the east. This area serves as a significant drainage basin for numerous seasonal waterways, with Simpson Cr and Geary Cr carving through the arid soil of Weld County. A network of rural routes, including Co RD 138 and Co RD 136, provides access across the townships. The map illustrates a vast, open landscape managed for conservation and grazing, punctuated by named features like Eastman Cr and Coal Cr that reveal the underlying hydrology of this high-elevation grassland environment.