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2022 Map of Lands End

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Lands End
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The high plateau of the Grand Mesa National Forest dominates this landscape, characterized by a complex network of high-altitude water management features. At the western edge of the mesa, Lands End provides a dramatic overlook above the Whitewater Basin. The area is defined by its 20th-century irrigation and water storage infrastructure, including the Bolen Reservoir, Robbins Reservoir, and the S Side Canal. These features, alongside numerous numbered catchments like Palisade Reservoir Number 3, reflect the critical role of the mesa's watershed in supporting the valleys below.

A network of recreational and historic paths, such as the West Bench Trl and Lands End Loop Snowmobile Trl, crisscrosses the timbered terrain. The transition from the steep escarpments to the high-elevation flats of West Bench is navigated by a variety of routes, including the Old Grand Mesa Rd. The drainage patterns of N Fork Kannah Cr and Rapid Cr illustrate the primary flow of snowmelt off the plateau.