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2013 Map of Johnny Moore Mountain

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Johnny Moore Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Canadian River cuts through this high-altitude landscape in the Medicine Bow Mountains, defining a region shaped by a complex network of historic irrigation and ranching operations. The map documents an intricate system of water rights, evidenced by features such as the Medicine Bow Ditch, Gillette Ditch Number 1, and the Fernando Ditch. These diversions support a series of family-named livestock operations, including Dodge Ranch, Colter Ranch, and Rogerson Ranch, located along the river valley and its tributaries like Muddy Creek and Willow Creek.

Public land boundaries dominate the eastern and northern reaches, where the Routt National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest meet the Larimer and Jackson County line. The topography rises sharply from the valley floors of Brown Park and Muddy Park toward the summit of Johnny Moore Mountain and the high slopes of Elk Mountain. The surveyor's notes on Kimmons Draw and Cat Canyon further illustrate the deeply eroded nature of this northern Colorado terrain.