2019 Map of Clay Ranch

About this map

Clay Ranch serves as a lonely human outpost in this arid corner of Southeast Colorado, situated near the intersection of three counties. The landscape is defined by the drainage patterns of Cottonwood Cr and Rule Cr, which carve through the high plains toward the Arkansas River basin. A complex network of county roads, such as Co RD A and Co RD 18, connects the scattered ranching operations across the section lines of the Public Land Survey System. The meeting of Bent, Las Animas, and Baca counties in the southern portion of the map highlights the area's role as a remote borderland. The path of State Hwy 101 cuts diagonally across the western sections, providing the primary link between these isolated rangelands and the wider region.