2016 Map of Simla

About this map

Simla serves as the primary hub for this high plains landscape at the transition between Elbert and El Paso counties. The town site is meticulously detailed with its original grid of streets, including Antelope St, Buffalo St, and Pueblo Ave. Water management is a defining characteristic of this terrain, evidenced by a series of regional impoundments such as the Big Sandy Cr Watershed N-21 Reservoir and Big Sandy Creek Watershed S-19 Reservoir along the winding course of Big Sandy Creek. For local historians and genealogists, the map preserves the location of the Simla Cem and the solitary Liptrap Single Grave located just south of the main settlement. Topographic features like Sixshooter Gulch further illustrate the drainage patterns that have shaped ranching and life in this part of eastern Colorado.