2013 Map of Kutch SW

About this map

High Mesa Airport sits atop the high plains landscape of the western Great Plains, where the drainage systems of Horse Cr and Little Horse Cr begin their descent toward the southeast. This 2013 survey of the borderlands between Elbert County and Lincoln County reveals a highly structured rural grid, defined by the Public Land Survey System and maintained through a network of section-line roads like CO Road 2A and CO Road 7. The hydrology is dominated by the ephemeral Steels Fork and its East Branch, which carve subtle paths through the terrain. The presence of a private landing strip amidst such sparse settlement highlights the vast distances of the eastern Colorado plains, where air travel and a strictly rectilinear road system connect remote ranching interests.