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2019 Map of Thatcher

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Thatcher and Houghton anchor this high-plains landscape in Las Animas County, where the terrain transitions through a series of prominent rises and seasonal watercourses. The drainage of Timpas Cr and the winding Big Arroyo define the local topography, carving paths through the Big Arroyo Hills and near the distinct summit of Tater Hill. To the northeast, the Bear Springs Hills rise above the surrounding flats, creating a varied landscape of ridges and basins.

A network of county and utility roads, including the descriptive Green Mountain Rd, El Capitan Rd, and Pipeline Rd, trace the paths between ranches and remote outposts. These routes provide a look at the modern rural infrastructure of southeastern Colorado, where long-distance roads like Red Rock Rd and several numbered county lines serve a sparsely populated region of significant elevation changes and expansive rangeland.