2022 Map of Smizer Gulch

About this map

The White River carves a central path through this landscape, defining the southern portion of the quadrangle where it flows past Blair Mtn and Blair Mesa. This area is marked by a complex system of drainage and irrigation, evidenced by the Blair Ditch and numerous seasonal watercourses like Smizer Gulch and Colorow Gulch. The terrain reflects the high-country transition between the Moffat Co Rio Blanco Co line, where canyons and draws such as McAndrews Gulch and Deep Channel Creek provide natural corridors through the varied elevations. The presence of the Crooked Wash Trl and roads like Co RD 77 suggests a landscape utilized for ranching and resource management, where family-named landmarks like Kissinger Gulch and Tom Little Draw point to the area's local history and early land use patterns.