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2010 Map of Ludlow

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Ludlow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Ludlow and the surrounding southern Colorado coal country are defined by a complex network of canyons and arroyos that once supported a dense industrial landscape. This 2010 topographic record highlights the legacy of extraction in Las Animas County, where numerous mining operations like the Tabasco Mine, Berwind Mines, and Ramey Mines are concentrated along the western canyon systems. The landscape transitions from the broad Black Hills in the northeast to a series of deeply incised drainages, including Berwind Canyon and School Canyon, which feed into Berwind Arroyo and Chicosa Arroyo.

Transportation through this high-altitude terrain is dominated by the corridor of Interstate 25, which cuts diagonally across the quadrangle, bypassing the older settlement patterns centered on the mines and flats. Features like Tollerburg Flats and Number Seven Canyon suggest the historic footprint of communities that formed around the Ludlow Mine and Liberty Mine, offering a detailed view of the geographic relationship between the coal seams and the rail-and-road infrastructure that served them.