1952 Map of No Name Ridge

About this map

Piceance Creek meanders through this high-plateau landscape of Rio Blanco County, anchoring a series of small agricultural outposts in the early 1950s. The map illustrates a network of early ranching and resource extraction, where Gubline Ranch and Robinson Ranch sit nestled in the valley floor. Evidence of the region’s energy potential appears in the form of several scattered Gas Well sites and Shale Prospect locations on the northern ridges. The terrain is deeply incised by countless drainage systems, from the prominent No Name Ridge to the steep walls of Thirteenmile Canyon. Long-established routes like the Fourteenmile Trail traverse the high ground between Rough Ridge and Goat Trail Ridge, connecting the isolated valley settlements with the higher elevations of Bald Knob.