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2022 Map of Cuchara

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Cuchara
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Cucharas River cuts through this high-elevation landscape of Huerfano County, anchored by the settlements of La Veta and Cuchara. The terrain is defined by dramatic geological formations, from the towering Spanish Peaks to the sharp verticality of the Devils Stairsteps and Goemmer Butte. Much of the western and southern reaches of the map are protected within the San Isabel National Forest, where the land rises toward peaks like Raspberry Mtn and Krüger Mtn.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by an intricate network of irrigation channels like the Butte Ditch, Spanish Peaks Ditch, and Echo Ditch. These systems feed numerous storage sites including McDonald Reservoir and H R Carson Reservoir. The map also details early recreational and geological sites such as Sulphur Springs and the deep cuts of Vories Canyon and Magpie Canyon.