2010 Map of Naturita NW

About this map

Paradox Valley defines the northern reaches of this landscape, where mining operations were once concentrated along the flanks of Monogram Mesa and Sawtooth Ridge. This 2010 survey details a region dominated by resource extraction, featuring named claims such as the Mineral Joe Group Mine, Nil-Trace Group Mines, and the Black Eagle Mine. The network of truck routes, including the Monogram Truck Rte and EE18 Rd, illustrates the complex infrastructure required to navigate this high-desert terrain. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the land falls away toward Dry Creek Basin and the Spectacle Reservoir, showing the drainage patterns of West Fork Dry Creek and Dry Creek Canyon as they cut through the arid plateaus.