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2017 Map of Monticello North

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Monticello North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Monticello sits at the southern edge of this high-altitude landscape, where the town's northern outskirts transition into the agricultural and wilderness expanses of San Juan County. The western portion of the map is dominated by the timbered slopes of the Manti-LaSal National Forest, rising toward the Blue Mountain Ridge. This area serves as a critical watershed, with drainage moving through Peters Canyon and Big Canyon to the north, and South Canyon in the northeast.

The central plateau features the broad expanse of Hickman Flat, where the Monticello Airport is located along the primary north-south corridor. Water management is central to the local geography, evidenced by features like the Keller Reservoir and Gordon Reservoir, which support the high-desert ecology. A network of rural routes, including Peter Spring Rd and Elk Ridge Dr, provides access to these remote reaches and the spring-fed drainages like Peters Spring.