2017 Map of Lodgepole SW

About this map

The High Plains borderlands between Logan County, Colorado and Cheyenne County, Nebraska are defined by a sparse network of section-line roads and seasonal drainage systems. Cultural heritage is anchored in the presence of the Czech Slovensky Cem and Swankee Cem, both situated near the state line in the northern reaches of the quadrangle. These sites reflect the early twentieth-century ethnic settlement patterns and family genealogy of the region. The landscape is predominantly agrarian, carved by ephemeral waterways such as Cow Creek and the meandering Cottonwood Creek. The vast, open terrain is further articulated by Sedgwick Draw, illustrating the subtle topographic shifts characteristic of this portion of the Great Plains where the road grid, from RD 18 to RD 4, imposes a strict geometry on the natural drainage basins.