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2016 Map of Housetop Mountain

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Housetop Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

White River National Forest and Grand Mesa National Forest converge in this high-altitude landscape along the border of Mesa and Garfield Counties. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent mesas and ridges, including Creek Mesa, Samson Mesa, and the elongated Fire Ridge. Central to the area is the namesake Housetop Mountain, which rises above deep drainages like Anderson Gulch and Bear Gulch.

A network of drainage systems, including Alkali Cr, Little Alkali Cr, and Wallace Cr, has carved out distinct basins such as Bull Basin and Lugans Basin. The map shows limited human infrastructure in this remote stretch of the Colorado plateau, primarily consisting of rugged routes like Wallace Creek Rd and Housetop Mountain Rd, which provide access to the timber and grazing lands of the national forests.