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1966 Map of Greystone

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Greystone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Greystone and its small collection of high-desert outposts appear here during a mid-1960s survey of Moffat County. The landscape is defined by the sharp rise of Douglas Mountain and the long spine of Limestone Ridge, punctuated by a series of family-named settlements and work sites. Evidence of early resource extraction is visible through labels for the Coke Ovens and a Gravel Pit near Smelter Hill, suggesting a history of mineral processing in this corner of the Colorado plateau.

The southern edge of the quadrangle reaches into the boundaries of the Dinosaur National Monument, where the terrain drops toward the Iron Mine Basin. Numerous remote habitations like Whisky Springs Ranch, Bower Place, and Tepee Ranch are linked by a network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail, illustrating the isolated ranching and mining character of the region before modern infrastructure expansion.