Cortez, Colorado - 30x60 Minute BLM Surface Management Map Shelf 17 This landscape seemed so formidable

This landscape seemed so formidable to early cartographers that it was the last area in the continental United States to be mapped

and a number of unfortunate experiences from the past show that a variety of geologic hazards (collapsible soils

Kit Carson

and the Continental Divide Trail

It also provides a comprehensive overview of the area’s natural history

Cortez, Colorado - 30x60 Minute BLM Surface Management Map Shelf 17 This landscape seemed so formidableUsing a 1: 100,000 scale topographic map as a base, this Surface Management Status Map is color coded in order to create distinctions between land managed by different agencies. The map shows the public lands designed as BLM, National Park Service, Forest Service, Trust Lands, Reservation, and private. In general, BLM Public Lands are open to a number of recreational activities in addition to those that may be highlighted on the map. These activities