1962 Map of Skull Creek

About this map

Massadona sits at the southern edge of this western Colorado landscape, where the high desert terrain transitions into the complex drainage systems of the Skull Creek Basin. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the map reveals a remote ranching and resource-based economy defined by isolated outposts like the Karren Ranch and early industrial markers such as a Drill Hole and several Mines. The topography is dominated by the massive Skull Creek Rim and the singular peak of Lone Mountain, which provide a natural amphitheater for a network of ephemeral waterways including Wolf Creek and Miller Creek.