1966 Map of Easton Gulch

About this map

Axial Basin dominates this landscape in the mid-1960s, a region defined by its complex drainage network and early industrial activity. The area is marked by numerous resource extraction sites, including gravel pits and scattered prospects that hint at the mineral search in this portion of Moffat County. Water sources are critical in this dry terrain, evidenced by named features like Easton Spring and the converging waters of East Fork Collom Gulch and Little Collom Gulch. Distinctive local landmarks such as Maggies Nipple provide topographic orientation for those tracing the history of the high country. The map captures the territory before major modern developments, preserving a system of unimproved dirt roads and trails that connected remote canyons like Morgan Canyon and Littleton Canyon to the broader basin.