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2016 Map of Montrose West

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Montrose West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The city of Montrose serves as the gateway to this varied landscape, where the Uncompahgre River and the Montrose and Delta Canal facilitate an intricate system of agricultural irrigation across the high desert terrain. The transition from the residential grid of the city to the surrounding mesas is marked by significant landmarks like the Colorado Mesa Univ Montrose Campus and the Montrose Regional Airport. To the west and south, the map details a rugged topography of canyons and draws, including Lindsay Canyon and Happy Canyon, which contrast with the flat agricultural expanses of Spring Creek Mesa and Sims Mesa.

Rural life is anchored by the community of Oak Grove and the Grandview Cem, while the extensive network of ditches like the Shavano Valley Ditch and Dry Cr Ditch highlights the region's reliance on managed water. Higher elevations near Franklin Mesa and Beaver Hill overlook a landscape carved by Coal Cr and Tappan Cr, showing the complex drainage patterns that define the western Montrose vicinity.