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1994 Map of Devils Gulch

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Devils Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

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San Isabel National Forest dominates the southern reaches of this landscape, where high-altitude water sources like Trever Spring and Mud Spring feed into the complex drainage of Muddy Creek. The terrain is defined by the sharp transition between the Wet Mountain Valley and the high ridges of the Promontory Divide, a natural boundary that separates the watersheds of Devils Gulch and Foster Gulch.

Evidence of historical land use is marked by a network of family-named water infrastructure, including the Hess Windmill, Robison Windmill, and Jim Watkins Windmill, which supported ranching operations like the Akin Ranch. Near the southern edge, the Bradford (Site) marks a former settlement location at the foot of the mountains. This 1990s revision captures a remote ranching economy reliant on scattered springs and seasonal gulches along the border of Custer and Huerfano counties.