2016 Map of Lone Rock

About this map

Comanche National Grassland dominates this corner of Baca County, where the high plains are carved by a network of seasonal drainages. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral waters of Lone Rock Draw, North Fork Lone Rock Draw, and South Fork Lone Rock Draw, which converge near the namesake Lone Rock formation. This 2016 survey illustrates the grid-like infrastructure of the region, where gravel paths like Co RD W and Co RD BB provide the primary access to cattle ranges and isolated homesteads. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of the Prairie Queen Cem and Chapel Hill Cem offers vital physical links to the early dry-land farming families who settled this arid territory. The drainage of N Fork Sand Arroyo further emphasizes the importance of water management in this sparsely populated portion of southeastern Colorado.