2010 Map of Champagne Spring

About this map

Champagne Spring sits at the heart of this high plateau in southwest Colorado, where the landscape is defined by a series of prominent finger-like ridges and deep-cut drainage systems. Named features like Cedar Point, Bug Point, and McCloud Point reach out over the descending terrain, providing natural landmarks for the grid of county roads that crisscross the territory. The map reveals a complex hydraulic network necessary for this environment, including the Dove Creek Canal in the northeast and seasonal watercourses such as Lower Monument Creek and Dove Creek. As the terrain falls away to the south and east, it carves into dramatic formations including Squaw Canyon, Cross Canyon, and Alkali Canyon, illustrating the transition from flat upland mesas to the deeply eroded canyonlands characteristic of Montezuma County.