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1964 Map of Razorback Ridge

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Razorback Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Atencio Cabin stands as a solitary human marker in this mid-century survey of the high country straddling the Rio Blanco and Garfield County line. The landscape is defined by the significant elevations of Brush Mountain and the deep drainage networks that carve into the Roan Plateau. A sophisticated hydrological system is visible, dominated by the branching reaches of Cathedral Creek and its tributaries, alongside more obscure water sources like The Lake and several unnamed springs.

Resource exploration is evidenced by a Drill Hole in the northern section, while the difficult nature of the terrain is highlighted by a winding Jeep Trail that negotiates the steep grades. Prominent landforms such as Razorback Ridge and Skinner Ridge frame the deep valleys of Carr Creek and Black Sulphur Creek, reflecting the complex topography of this Western Slope region during the early 1960s.