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1962 Map of Grand Valley

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Grand Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Grand Valley serves as the central hub of this Garfield County landscape, where the Colorado River and the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dictate the flow of commerce and settlement. The town is depicted with its localized infrastructure, including a Rodeo Ground, High School, and the nearby Russey-Hurlburth Cemetery. The surrounding valley floor is intricately carved by an extensive irrigation network, featuring systems like the Daisy Ditch and Cornell Ditch, which support agriculture in the shadow of dramatic elevations.

Rising sharply from the riverbanks are prominent landforms such as Mount Callahan and the sprawling High Mesa, while the northern reaches are dominated by the Naval Oil Shale Reserve. This area preserves the early industrial footprint of the region, including scattered gas wells and the Gravel Pit near the river. To the southeast, the Battlement School and Battlement Cemetery mark a secondary pocket of community life near the base of Battlement Mesa.