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2022 Map of Parachute

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Colorado River carves a deep valley through this corner of Garfield County, where the town of Parachute and the planned community of Battlement Mesa occupy opposite banks. This 2022 survey details a complex irrigation and water management system essential for high-desert agriculture, featuring the Cornell Ditch, Daisy Ditch, and Diamond Ditch. The landscape rises sharply from the river floor toward Mt Callahan in the northwest and High Mesa to the south, cut by numerous drainage features like Storkey Gulch and Riley Gulch.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by the Russey - Hurlburt Cem and Battlement Cem, while the region's infrastructure is marked by the presence of Dry Pen Airport and Juniper Hills Airport. The transition from rural ranching roots to residential expansion is visible in the network of roads, from the established Co RD 215 to the suburban street patterns of Battlement Mesa, all while maintaining traditional land markers like Stone Quarry Gulch and Monument Gulch.