2010 Map of Gypsum Gap

About this map

The extractive industrial history of San Miguel County is etched across Big Gypsum Valley and Gypsum Valley, where dozens of named mining sites follow the geological contours of the land. In this 2010 landscape, operations like the Phillips 66 One Mine, Klondike Mine, and the evocative Cliff Dweller Mine dot the terrain surrounding Gypsum Gap. The map documents a dense concentration of small-scale mining prospects, including the Red Wing Mine and Jungle Basin Mine, suggesting a long period of prospecting and development in the high country. Drainage networks like West Fork Dry Creek and Dugout Wash cut through the arid basins, while solitary water sources such as Larson Spring provided essential relief in a territory dominated by mining claims and rugged backroads like r25 RD.