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2019 Map of Good Point

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Good Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The high plateau country of western Colorado is defined by a series of distinct mesas and deeply carved gulches straddling the line between Delta and Montrose counties. This landscape is marked by the drainages of Escalante Creek and its Dry Fork, which wind through topographic features like McCarty Bench and Escalante Rim. Strategic water sources were essential for ranching and land use in this arid environment, evidenced by scattered points like Cottonwood Spring, Cave Spring, and Alum Spring.

Land management and historic surveying are visible in the grid of the Public Land Survey System, which divides the terrain into townships like t15s r98w and t51n r13w. Notable high ground includes Sawmill Mesa, Dry Mesa, and the prominent Good Point, while lower-lying areas are characterized by Tatum Park and the drainage of Tatum Draw. Small-scale water infrastructure like Dry Mesa Reservoir Number 2 and Stone Basin Reservoir indicate the ongoing human effort to manage the local hydrology.