2016 Map of Plains Community

About this map

Two Butte Creek winds across this section of the High Plains, carving a distinct drainage through the agricultural landscape of southeastern Colorado. This 2016 survey shows the remote nature of the region along the border of Prowers and Baca Counties. The terrain is defined by its section-line road network, including routes like Co RD A and Co RD XX, which provide access to the isolated ranchlands. While the landscape is largely open, the presence of the Plains Community settlement on the eastern edge of the map indicates the social center for this rural territory. Water remains the primary geographical feature, with the meandering courses of North Butte Creek and Little Bear Creek providing the only break in the grid-patterned fields and pastures typical of this corner of the state.