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2022 Map of Gunnison

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Gunnison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The confluence of the Gunnison River and Tomichi Creek anchors this high-country landscape, where the valley floor transitions into the steep terrain of the West Elk Mountains. Gunnison serves as the regional hub, its grid structured around the Gunnison County Courthouse and the expansive campus of Western Colorado University. The map documents a complex irrigation network vital to mountain ranching, including the May Bohm Ditch and Bone-Pine-Ditch, which divert water across the plains surrounding Ohio Creek.

Evidence of modern infrastructure is found at the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport and the sprawling Curecanti National Recreation Area to the southwest. Beyond the urban center, the topography rises sharply toward landmarks like Tenderfoot Mountain, while numerous gulches such as Hartman Gulch and Steers Gulch carve into the surrounding plateaus. Local history is preserved at the Gunnison Cemetery, situated near the edge of the developing townsite.