2016 Map of Collbran

About this map

Collbran and Plateau City anchor this high-altitude landscape where the Plateau Valley meets the northern edge of the Grand Mesa National Forest. The map documents a sophisticated irrigation network vital to the region's agricultural history, featuring the Berthold-Updyke and Landon Ditch, Silver Gage Ditch, and Mormon Mesa Ditch. These engineered watercourses follow the contours of the terrain to support homesteads on Kansas Mesa and in Parker Basin. Local history is preserved at Cedar Crest Cem and Eagalite Cem, while the industrial footprint of the Bureau Pipeline cuts across the southern slopes. Topographic landmarks like Old Man Mtn and Sugarloaf Peak overlook a system of gulches and creeks, including Buzzard Cr and Big Cr, that feed the larger Plateau Cr drainage system.