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1960 Map of Devils Gulch

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Devils Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The high-elevation grazing and ranching landscape of the Wet Mountain Valley is meticulously detailed in this 1960 survey. Water management is the defining feature of the terrain, evidenced by a network of family-named water sources including the Hess Windmill, Oaks Windmill, and Rush Windmill. These improvements supported livestock operations across a complex topography of drainages like Devils Gulch and Moss Gulch.

The map captures the border between the open valley and the wooded slopes of the San Isabel National Forest, divided by the prominent Promontory Divide. In the southern reaches, the settlement of Bradford sits near the confluence of North Muddy Creek and South Muddy Creek, while the San Isabel Jeep Trail provides a trace of the mid-century transportation network used to navigate the canyons and gulches of the Custer and Huerfano county line.