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2022 Map of Paonia

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Paonia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Paonia serves as the hub of this Colorado landscape, situated along the North Fork Gunnison River and surrounded by a series of prominent agricultural and geographical benches including Pitkin Mesa, Stewart Mesa, and Lamborn Mesa. The intricate network of irrigation channels, such as the Farmers Ditch and Minnesota Ditch, illustrates the vital water management systems that sustain the orchards and farms of this region.

South of the settlement, the terrain rises sharply toward the Gunnison National Forest, where the topography is defined by high peaks like Mt Lamborn and Landsend Peak. Genealogists and local historians can locate early burial sites at Bethlehem Cem and Cedar Hill Cem, while the detailed naming of numerous water sources, including Reynolds Creek Springs and several numbered springs on Lamborn Mesa Road Trl, provides a clear view of the mountain watershed's complexity.