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2013 Map of Sand Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Routt National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape along the border of Routt and Rio Blanco counties. The terrain is defined by prominent peaks including Pinnacle Peak, Heart Mountain, and Bellyache Mountain, with the flat-topped volcanic remains of Little Flat Tops rising to the south. Water management is a primary feature of the area, evidenced by a sophisticated network of high-country irrigation systems such as Last Chance Ditch, Mill Cr Ditch, and the Allen Basin District Ditch.

These systems connect numerous alpine water bodies like Crosho Lake and Chapman Reservoir to the surrounding drainage basins of Trout Cr and Bull Cr. For those tracing early twentieth-century land use or backcountry access, the map identifies established routes like the Allen Basin Trail 1181.1 and Sand Creek Trail 1123.1, which provide passage through the dense contour lines of the Sand Point vicinity.