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1966 Map of Sleepy Cat Peak

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Sleepy Cat Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

White River National Forest and Routt National Forest converge in this high-altitude landscape where the boundary between Moffat and Rio Blanco counties is defined by the high ridges. This 1960s survey documents a terrain dominated by ranching and water management, centered on the Morapos Cow Camp and a network of irrigation systems including the Carrigan Ditch and Carrigan Averil Ditch. These ditches channel water toward a series of upland impoundments like Konopik Reservoir and the Owen-Carrigan Reservoir.

The landscape is punctuated by prominent peaks and mesas, from the summit of Sleepy Cat Peak to the broad expanse of Wilson Mesa. Evidence of early natural resource exploration appears as a Gas Well near Iles Mountain. The map also traces a historic Pack Trail winding through the headwaters of Milk Creek and Morapos Creek, reflecting the traditional routes used by livestock herders and early travelers through these Colorado forests.