1966 Map of Rough Gulch

About this map

White River carves a central path through this section of the Piceance Basin, flanked by the prominent heights of Stadtman Mesa and the expansive Pinyon Ridge. During the mid-1960s, this landscape in Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties remained largely defined by its topography and industrial infrastructure. A significant east-west pipeline and a series of jeep trails indicate the early footprints of energy exploration and land management in a region defined by complex drainages like Wolf Creek and Yellow Creek.