2010 Map of Mount Sunflower NW

About this map

North Fork Smoky Hill River and Sandy Creek define the drainage patterns across this high plains landscape in eastern Kit Carson County. The map reveals a strict agrarian grid system, where section lines are maintained by a network of local routes including County Road M and County Road J. While modern in its production date, the sheet illustrates the enduring character of the Colorado-Kansas borderlands, where water sources like Middle Beaver Creek dictated the placement of homesteads and the geometry of agricultural parcels. This 2010 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the region's vast, open expanses just before the next decade of digital mapping transformed how these rural corridors are documented.