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1989 Map of Pueblo

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Pueblo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The Arkansas River carves a path through the heart of the Front Range, passing the dramatic Royal Gorge before reaching the industrial and agricultural hub of Pueblo. During the late 1980s, this region showed a complex landscape of military installations and historic mining districts. The high-altitude gold camps of Cripple Creek and Victor stand in contrast to the expanding urban corridors of Colorado Springs and the sprawling Fort Carson and Peterson Air Force Base.

Tracing the foothills and high valleys, the map details the infrastructure connecting the Wet Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Along the river valley, smaller settlements like Florence and Penrose serve the surrounding ranching and mining lands. To the north, the US Air Force Academy and the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument highlight the diverse land use of this mountain-to-plains transition, while the Pueblo Reservoir marks a critical point of water management for the high desert terrain.