1962 Map of Divide Creek

About this map

Angora sits at a bend of the White River in the early 1960s, serving as a primary point of reference in this high-altitude landscape. The area is defined by a complex system of water management and topography, where the prominent Coal Ridge divides the river valley from a series of northern drainages. Numerous man-made water features dot the terrain, including Box Elder Reservoir, Villard Flats Reservoir, and Bobcat Reservoir, alongside a network of reservoirs serving Wolf Creek and Divide Creek. These catchments, such as Divide Creek Res No 5, suggest a landscape adapted for livestock or local resource extraction. To the south, deep incisions like Boise Gulch and Monument Gulch carve into the high country, while a Pipeline and scattered Jeep Trails provide the only industrial and transportation infrastructure through this sparsely populated boundary between Moffat and Rio Blanco counties.