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2013 Map of Rock Spring Gulch

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Rock Spring Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Elkhead Cr and its many tributaries, such as Dry Fork Elkhead Cr and Little Cottonwood Cr, dominate this high-desert drainage system north of the Yampa River. The landscape is defined by a dense network of gulches, including Rock Spring Gulch, Cottonwood Gulch, and Coal Bank Gulch, which suggest the historic importance of water access and mineral potential in this corner of Colorado.

Modern local transport is represented by county routes like CO Road 78 and CO Road 29, while descriptive residential and access names such as Homesteader Ln, McGuire Ln, and Lookout Ln provide clues to 21st-century land use and property divisions. The boundary between Moffat and Routt Counties runs through the western portion of the map, marking a transition in local jurisdiction across this dissected plateau.