2019 Map of Craig NW

About this map

North Fork Big Gulch and its tributaries carve a complex drainage pattern across this high desert landscape in northwestern Colorado. The terrain is defined by a dense network of coulees and ridges, where seasonal watercourses like Blue Gravel Cr and W Timberlake Cr have eroded the plateau. Settlement is sparse, characterized by a grid of rural routes including Co Rd 5 and Co Rd 3 that follow the section lines and topography of the Public Land Survey System. The map documents the persistent naming of minor topographic features such as Dressler Gulch and Housel Gulch, which serve as vital landmarks in an otherwise repeating landscape of sagebrush and scrub. This 2019 survey captures the area's transition between the rolling hills of the Great Divide and the deeper incisions of the regional gulch systems.