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2016 Map of Tobe

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Tobe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Tobe occupies a high-plains landscape in Las Animas County where the flat-topped mesas of southeastern Colorado begin their descent into dramatic canyon systems. The terrain is defined by the Comanche National Grassland, which preserves vast sections of the shortgrass prairie. The topography transitions sharply in the south, where Lone Butte and the northern edge of the Mesa de Maya rise above the drainage of W Carrizo Cr.

Evidence of early ranching and homesteading life is preserved in the remote reaches of this quadrangle, most notably through the Parker Cem and Plum Valley Cem. These small burial grounds, along with named water sources like Little Colorado Spring and Humbar Spring, mark the essential stopping points in an arid environment. Drainage patterns from Poitrey Cr and Plum Cr carve through the northern flats, eventually meeting the complex breaks of George Canyon and Humbar Canyon.