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2022 Map of South Rattlesnake Butte

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of South Rattlesnake Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

South Rattlesnake Butte stands as a prominent topographical anchor on this survey of the high plains transition in southern Colorado. The landscape is defined by a network of drainage systems including Rattlesnake Canyon, Bass Canyon, and the deep incisions of Dripping Springs Canyon. These features illustrate the erosion patterns characteristic of the high desert environment straddling the border of Huerfano and Las Animas counties.

Remote water sources like Big Dripping Spring, Little Dripping Spring, and Ribal Spring suggest the critical points of hydration for livestock in an arid ranching country. Human intervention is further marked by the presence of Cordova Tank and Baker Reservoir, while the vast, flat expanse of Cordova Mesa overlooks the convergence of Jones Lake Canyon and the Tejana Arroyo at the southern edge of the sheet.