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2013 Map of Wolf Ridge

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Wolf Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Wolf Ridge dominates this portion of Rio Blanco County, where the high desert landscape is deeply incised by a network of drainage systems. The northern reaches are defined by the winding paths of Little Duck Creek, Big Duck Creek, and Duck Creek, which flow through the high plateau. To the south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex as it drops into Corral Gulch and Stake Springs Draw.

Evidence of historical land use and early education in this corner of Colorado appears in the form of the Ryan School and the 84 Ranch. These isolated sites are connected by a grid of county roads, including Co Road 24 and Co Road 68, which follow the natural contours of the gulches. Water sources like Stake Springs were critical to the survival of the ranching operations that shaped this environment, providing rare focal points in the vast network of ridges and canyons.