2016 Map of Olathe NW

About this map

The Uncompahgre River flows through the southwestern corner of this landscape, defining a fertile valley floor alongside E Mesa. In the early 21st century, this area of the Colorado Plateau exhibits a complex network of agricultural water management, evidenced by the Selig Canal, G K B Lateral, and the B Canal. These waterways underscore the region's reliance on irrigation to support its ranching and farming operations. To the northeast, the terrain rises into the geological formations of Peach Valley, where the Sidewinder Trail and Smith Mountain Rd navigate the more elevated and dissected land. A small aviation hub, the Sky Island Ranch Airport, sits on the western edge of the quadrangle, while the county line between Delta Co and Montrose Co bisects the center of the survey. The map records a rural infrastructure of gravel roads and family-named routes that connect the scattered ranches of this high-desert environment.