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2019 Map of Stony Ridge

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Stony Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

White River National Forest lands dominate this high-country landscape along the border of Garfield and Pitkin counties. The area is defined by a complex network of drainages including North Thompson Creek, Middle Thompson, and Beaver Creek, which carve through prominent landforms like Stony Ridge and Assignation Ridge. The presence of the Thompson Cr Mine Air Tunnels and the Coal Basin in the southern portion of the sheet points to the region's industrial connection to resource extraction.

Local history is anchored by the Marion Cem and Jerome Park near Marion Gulch, providing touchpoints for genealogists researching early settlement in this section of the Rockies. High-altitude meadows and flats, such as Willow Park and Parsnip Flat, are connected by primitive routes like Loras Trail and several Bureau of Land Management roads, illustrating how modern forest management and recreation have layered over historic mining and ranching footprints.