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2022 Map of Sleepy Cat Peak

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

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Sleepy Cat Peak and the high ridges of the White River National Forest dominate this high-elevation landscape along the border of Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. The terrain is marked by significant water management infrastructure, including the Carrigan Averil Ditch and the Owen Carrigan Ditch, which feed into the Cove Lake Reservoir and Owen-Carrigan Reservoir. These alpine engineering features suggest a history of water diversion for lower-elevation agricultural or ranching needs.

Deep within the Routt National Forest, a network of trails such as the Wilson Mesa-Sleepy Cat Peak Trl and the Konopik Reservoir Trl crisscross landmarks like Iles Mtn and Baldy Mtn. The prevalence of family-named features like Konopik Reservoir and drainage names like Lynch Creek Trl points to the area's legacy of early 20th-century ranching and resource management before the consolidation of these forest lands.