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Area code. 719. Eastonville is an extinct town in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. [2] A post office named Easton opened on May 6, 1872, but the name was changed to Eastonville on September 28, 1883. The post office closed on May 11, 1932. [3] Eastonville is no longer incorporated.
The Libre Map Project was started by Jared Benedict and around 100 additional individuals contributing money to purchase (or "liberate") a full set of 1:24K scale USGS topographic maps in Digital raster graphic form. [1] The map files were then hosted by archive.org to ensure the map data will continue to be freely available to everyone ...
Slumgullion Pass (elevation 11,530 ft (3,514 m)) is a mountain pass in southwestern Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City.The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado (9%), [2] but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season.
In addition to matching the Topozone URL's, the website offers free download of GeoTIFFs, which Topozone had only offered for a premium. TopoQuest started adding Canadian 1:50K scale topographic maps in July 2008, and USGS 1:100K and 1:250K scale topographic maps in March 2009.
Geography of Colorado. The geography of the U.S. State of Colorado is diverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the boundaries of the new Territory of Colorado exclusively by lines of latitude and ...
The National Map. The National Map is a collaborative effort of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and other federal, state, and local agencies to improve and deliver topographic information for the United States. [1] The purpose of the effort is to provide "...a seamless, continuously maintained set of public domain geographic base ...
In 2008 the USGS abandoned traditional methods of surveying, revising, and updating topographic maps based on aerial photography and field checks. [33] Today's U.S. Topo quadrangle (1:24,000) maps are mass-produced, using automated and semiautomated processes, with cartographic content supplied from the National GIS Database. [ 33 ]
Colorado Geological Survey. Coordinates: 38.9972°N 105.5478°W. The Colorado Geological Survey (CGS) is the primary geoscience agency of the U.S. State of Colorado. The headquarters of the CGS are located at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado .