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1961 Map of Leon

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Leon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

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The Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad corridor follows the path of the Roaring Fork River, serving as the primary infrastructure artery for this mountain valley. The settlement of El Jebel sits at a critical junction where irrigation and livestock management take priority, evidenced by the Home Supply Ditch and numerous water features like the Spring Pork Reservoir. The landscape is defined by the transition from ranching lands along Cattle Creek to the high elevations of Basalt Mountain.

Resource extraction and conservation efforts exist side-by-side here, with Gravel Pits and a Quarry situated near the established White River National Forest and the Christine State Wildlife Area. This 1961 survey, updated in the 1980s, captures the area during a period of evolving land use as the valley's older agricultural identity began to integrate with broader state wildlife management and natural resource interests.