Loading map...

2019 Map of Long Point

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Long Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Roan Cr and its various tributaries carve through this Garfield County landscape, illustrating a complex network of water management in a high-elevation environment. The map details an extensive system of man-made waterways including the HVS and S Ditch, Gibler Ditch, and the De La Matyr and Anderson Ditch, which redirect water across the varied terrain. These irrigation features are essential markers of the area's ranching or agricultural history, following the contours of the land below prominent heights such as Kimball Mtn and the sheer face of Chimney Rock.

Significant geological formations like Cow Ridge and the eponymous Long Point rise above the drainage basins of Gilman Gulch and Hoppe Gulch. The transportation network is defined by rural routes such as Co RD 204 and Conn Creek Rd, which provide access through the deep washes and ridgelines. This 2019 survey documents the enduring relationship between the natural hydrology of Dry Fork Roan Cr and the engineered ditch systems that have defined land use here for generations.