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2000 Map of Devils Causeway

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Devils Causeway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

The Flat Tops plateau dominates this high-altitude landscape along the border of Rio Blanco and Garfield counties. This 2000 revision by the USDA Forest Service details a region defined by dramatic vertical relief, where the towering Chinese Wall and the narrow ridge of the Devils Causeway separate vast alpine basins. The area serves as a significant hydrological headwaters, feeding the North Fork White River to the southwest and the East Fork Williams Fork to the north.

High-country lakes are scattered throughout the Flat Tops Wilderness, including Deep Lake, Skinny Fish Lake, and McGinnis Lake. The map illustrates the 20th-century management of these public lands, showing the infrastructure of the Stillwater Reservoir and the network of wilderness boundaries that protect the Lost Lakes Peaks and Pyramid Peak. This survey is essential for understanding the late-century preservation of this Colorado backcountry.