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1970 Map of Red Top Ranch

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Red Top Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Red Top Ranch and Freds Camp anchor this cattle country landscape, where the management of scarce water resources is the primary human imprint on the land. A complex system of named catchments like Studebaker Reservoir, Kierce Reservoir, and School Section Reservoir are distributed across the drainage basins of Chicosa Creek and Peterson Creek.

Strategic water access for livestock is further evidenced by numerous family-named landmarks and infrastructure, including McElhaney Spring, Peck Spring, and a network of mechanical wells such as the Big Flat Windmill and Sanford Windmill. The topography is defined by the deep incision of Peterson Canyon and the prominent rise of Cone Pinnacle, while the primitive Red Top Road provides the sole significant transit corridor through this section of Pueblo County.