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2017 Map of Steamboat Mesa

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Steamboat Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Steamboat Mesa and the surrounding Steamboat Area dominate this high-desert landscape where the border between Grand County, Utah, and Mesa County, Colorado, follows the ridgeline of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The geography is defined by deep incisions in the plateau, such as Buckhorn Draw and Ryans Gulch, which channel seasonal water toward larger drainages. In the south, the Dolores River cuts through the canyon floor, marked by the turbulent Stateline Rapids just as it crosses the state boundary.

Evidence of the area's grazing history and seasonal use appears in place names like Ryan Park and Lost Horse Basin. High points such as Renegade Point and the Haystack Peaks offer expansive views over a network of intermittent streams, including Ryan Creek and Granite Creek. The map documents a sparsely populated but geographically complex region of the American West, where township and range lines provide the only human-made grid over the land's natural contours.