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2013 Map of Cutoff Gulch

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Cutoff Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Barnes Ridge stands as a prominent divide in this high-elevation landscape of northwest Colorado, where the headwaters of numerous drainages begin their descent. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of narrow canyons including Cutoff Gulch and Prechtle Gulch, which feed into the larger system of the West Fork Parachute Creek. This 2013 survey illustrates the remote character of the Rio Blanco Co Garfield Co line as it crosses the rugged plateau country.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid environment, with Bragg Spring and Crouch Spring providing rare reliable points of interest for land management and local history. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the steep escarpments near Davis Point, where Wolf Creek and the Wet Fork West Fork Parachute Creek carve through the deep layers of the Piceance Basin, a region traditionally significant for its energy resources and complex hydrology.