2011 Map of Fig Mountain

About this map

Fig Mountain and Black Buttes define the high ground of this Garfield County landscape, where the drainage patterns of the Missouri River watershed are clearly etched into the terrain. The map captures a network of ephemeral and perennial waterways, most notably Sand Creek and the branching system of Basin Creek, including its West Fork. Human intervention in this dry environment is evident at Lacosta Dam near the northern boundary, a structure critical for water management in the region's ranching economy.