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1969 Map of Roubideau

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Roubideau
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Gunnison River defines the northern reaches of this landscape, carving through the terrain where several gravel pits and the Seep drainage mark the valley floor. To the south, the topography rises sharply onto expansive plateaus, most notably Sawmill Mesa and Twentyfive Mile Mesa. The area is characterized by an intricate network of drainages and gulches, including Roubideau Creek and Cottonwood Gulch, which have necessitated the construction of small-scale water management features like Twentyfive Mesa Reservoir and Club Gulch Reservoir.

A notable human imprint on this remote Colorado landscape is the Roubideau Conservation Training Camp, situated near the confluence of local creeks. The map also records early resource extraction and land use through labels such as Negro Spring No 1 and various unnamed mines located along the rugged breaks. The boundary between Delta and Montrose counties traverses the center of the sheet, cutting across the elevated mesas where Twentyfive Mile Road and the Rim Road provide the primary means of access to the high ground.