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1960 Map of Hawxhurst Creek

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hawxhurst Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Battlement Mesa and the northern reaches of Grand Mesa dominate this high-altitude landscape along the border of Garfield and Mesa counties. The 1960 field data captures a rugged ranching and resource environment defined by deep drainages like Smalley Gulch and Hawxhurst Creek. High-elevation water management is evident in the Battlement Reservoirs and McCurry Reservoir, while the remote nature of the terrain is marked by seasonal outposts such as Kennon Cow Camp and Hawxhurst Cow Camp.

Evidence of early valley settlement and industry appears in the south, where Clover Cem sits near the Plateau and the convergence of Buzzard Creek and Salt Creek. While much of the land is preserved within the White River National Forest, the emergence of energy exploration is signaled by a Gas Well near the Peninsula, showing the early 1960s shift toward sub-surface resource extraction in western Colorado.