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2022 Map of Lost Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Uncompahgre National Forest dominates this landscape in Gunnison County, where a complex network of high-altitude waterways and alpine meadows defines the terrain. The Little Cimarron River and its various forks, including the E Fork Little Cimarron River, carve through the region alongside the Middle Blue Cr and W Fork Middle Blue Cr. These drainage patterns are punctuated by numerous small bodies of water, from the namesake Lost Lake and Mack Lake to the more uniquely named Stink Lake and Van Boxel Lakes.

Evidence of early water management is visible through features like the Butte Ditch, McKinley Ditch, and Big Blue Ditch, which were engineered to redirect flow across the high plateaus. Open spaces such as Coyote Park, Duckett Park, and Grasshopper Park provide breaks in the timbered slopes of Horse Mesa and High Mesa, illustrating the varied vegetation patterns of the Colorado Rockies in the early 21st century.