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1994 Map of Hayden Butte

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Hayden Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

San Isabel National Forest dominates this landscape in southern Colorado, where the transition from high plains to mountainous terrain is clearly defined by the Vigil and St Vrain Grant Boundary. The western portion of the map is protected by the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness, a high-altitude area marked by Apache Falls and the winding Bartlett Trail.

Hydrology dictates the layout of the lower elevations, where Apache Creek is fed by numerous tributaries including Mexican Springs Branch and Chitwood Branch. Evidence of human activity is found in isolated resource extraction sites, such as a Prospect near the wilderness edge and a Gravel Pit further east. The map provides a detailed view of these high-desert drainage patterns as they move toward Hayden Butte, illustrating the era's land management boundaries between national forest and private grant lands.