1965 Map of Hotchkiss

About this map

The North Fork Gunnison River carves a central path through this western Colorado landscape, flanked by a series of distinct agricultural plateaus including Sunshine Mesa, Stewart Mesa, and Rogers Mesa. The town of Hotchkiss serves as the primary hub, where the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks run parallel to the river. The complex network of water management features, such as Farmers Ditch, Western Canal, and Whipple Ditch, underscores the region's reliance on irrigation for valley farming.