2013 Map of Sheephead Basin

About this map

Dry Mountain and the prominent landmark of The Bears Ears anchor this high-desert landscape in Moffat County. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of drainages and seasonal watercourses, including the notable East Boone Draw, West Boone Draw, and Hartman Draw, which carve through the land toward the central Sheephead Basin. This drainage pattern reflects a landscape shaped by intermittent water flow, where even the smallest features like Sager Draw and Hammond Draw provide essential orientation in a region of topographic complexity. Cultural footprints are sparse but significant, limited primarily to remote road access via Co-318 and localized routes such as CO Road 80, illustrating the isolation and open-range character of the northwestern Colorado basins in the early twenty-first century.