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2022 Map of Sanford Hills

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Sanford Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Sanford Hills rises from the high plains of southern Colorado, marking a transition between the elevated peaks and the canyon-cut lowlands. The landscape is defined by its water management, centered around a series of ranching and irrigation catchments including Davis Reservoir, Buffalo Arroyo Reservoir, and Rock Dam Reservoir. These small-scale water sources are essential to life in this semi-arid region, supporting livestock and local agriculture where drainage systems like Saunders Arroyo and Twomile Arroyo carve paths through the terrain.

The boundary between Pueblo County and Las Animas County cuts across the southern portion of the sheet, where the topography becomes more dramatic. The deeply incised Woods Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon descend toward the Apishapa River, revealing the erosive power of the seasonal waterways. Named landmarks like Blue Ridge, Iron Ridge, and Haystack Butte provide navigational anchors for researchers tracing old land tracts and ranching history in this corner of the state.