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1966 Map of White Rock

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of White Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Gray Hills and Dick Ridge define the complex, eroded landscape of the Piceance Basin in northwestern Colorado. This mid-1960s environment is characterized by a sparse, resource-driven footprint where early industrial features like a Claypit and Storage Bins appear alongside numerous water sources critical for livestock and exploration. The drainage network is particularly dense, featuring Coyote Deep Channel Creek and the meandering path of East Fork Strawberry Creek.

Evidence of human movement is seen in the various tracks and a Jeep Trail, likely serving the surveyors and workers at the multiple Well and Drill Hole sites scattered across the township lines. Landmarks such as Strawberry Peak and White Rock Spring provide geographic anchors in a terrain of deep gulches, including Gower Gulch and Bitter Spring Gulch, illustrating the stark and functional nature of the high desert during this era of resource assessment.