2011 Map of Horse Mountain

About this map

Horse Mountain and the surrounding high country of Garfield County are defined here by a network of drainage gulches and small-scale mining operations. The landscape is carved by the diverging branches of Middle Rifle Creek, West Rifle Creek, and Brush Creek, which dictate the placement of ranching outposts like the Rifle Creek Cow Camp. This era of development shows a clear reliance on water management and resource extraction, anchored in the south by the Rifle Gap Reservoir and the Rifle Gap Dam.