1964 Map of Razorback Ridge

About this map

Brush Mountain and Skinner Ridge dominate this mid-century look at the high-country border between Rio Blanco and Garfield counties. The landscape is defined by a network of drainage systems, including the headwaters of Black Sulphur Creek and Clear Creek, which carve deep canyons into the plateaus. This area, largely defined by its isolation and steep relief, shows evidence of early-1960s activity with labels for a Drill Hole and a network of Jeep Trails navigating the divides. Historical human presence is captured at Atencio Cabin, situated along the Right Fork of a local drainage. The map provides a detailed view of the watershed divide near Cathedral, where various springs feed the complex creek systems that eventual flow toward the larger river basins beyond the quadrangle's edges.