Colorado
High Resolution Topographic Maps
for
Garmin GPS Receivers
by
Above the Timber
Why GPS Topos
Above the Timber's high resolution topographic maps of Colorado coupled with any Garmin mapping GPS receiver bring maps into the 21st Century. No longer do you have to locate physical landmarks and triangulate your position via map and compass, a tedious and error prone procedure. Your Garmin GPS does all that for you . . . instantly.
Four Maps in One
Each Above the Timber Colorado map is actually four separate maps, unlike paper maps or most electronic maps. Even some Garmin compatible GPS maps lack this feature. This 4-in-1 construction is a huge advantage on a small screen handheld GPS, but even on your PC monitor you will appreciate this feature.
Colorado Public Lands
Public lands for Colorado are shown at 24,000:1 or better resolution if the data was publicly available. Included are National Forest, National Park, Bureau of Land Management, Federal Wilderness Areas, Indian Reservations, National Wildlife Areas, Military, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Energy, Colorado State Lands, and Colorado Parks.
High Resolution Hydro Data
The High Resolution Water Data is what makes the Colorado maps stand out. Most vector maps only have named water features, named lakes and streams. For every named water feature, their are 100-unnamed water features. To the extent possible with USGS water feature databases, ALL unnamed water features are on these maps. We're talking beaver pond resolution!!! Additionally, most Colorado rivers are shown at their true extent, bank to bank, not just a line indicating river.
Wilderness Areas
Colorado has over 80 Wilderness, Wilderness Study, Primitive and Wild & Scenic River Areas from National Forest, National Parks and BLM. All provide a non-motorized experience and share Above the Timber's unique light buff area color for quick identification and high contrast object viewing. Simply hover over the base map in the portion of Colorado of interest to quickly find a wilderness to explore.
Geographic Points of Interest
Their are over 30,000 points of interest in Colorado showing summits, mines, cemeteries, arches, pillars, basins, springs, flats, ridges, cliffs, waterfalls, communication towers, passes and on and on. For example, Colorado has over 5000 named and positioned mines, they're all here! If you're in the vicinity of a mine, look for the mine symbol on your Garmin GPS for its name. All points come from the USGS and appear to be based on 100K or 250K data, hence will often not align perfectly with contours.
Free Map of Colorado
Download a free demo GPS map of Colorado so you can see a portion of the actual maps cut from the Colorado master maps. The map portion was selected to give you a reprsentative sample of Colorado, showing numerous public land types, water features and various road types.
Border to Border Coverage
The Colorado maps cover the entire state at the 24,000:1 map scale. Equivalent to a single border-less paper map of over 60 feet on each side.
Roads: Interstate to 4WD
Colorado federal and state highways shown in distinct colors and with unique shields for quick identification. All city streets are included, while not routable, the road features greatly aid navigation.
30-Minute Map Segments
Each map segment covers an area of 30 x 30 minutes of arc or exactly 16 - 7.5 minute Quad Maps. These map segments seamlessly join one to another, therefore you can have all of Colorado as one seamless map inside your GPS receiver.
Disclaimer
While great effort was expended in data collection and presentation, Above the Timber assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of these maps. Therefore, the user/purchaser assumes all responsibility for any errors in these maps.
Forty-Foot Contour Intervals
Elevation contours on Above the Timber's Colorado Topos are at 40-foot intervals, the same as standard 7.5-minute USGS Quad maps. Because of the multi-layered nature of the maps, as you zoom out, contours will automatically reduce to 200 foot intervals to avoid contour clutter.
Will the Maps Work on My GPS?
Will Above the Timber's Colorado GPS Topo maps work on my Garmin GPS receiver? Almost for certain YES. There is one known problem Garmin GPS receiver, click Read more for details.
Trails and Routes
As the most mature map set in Above the Timber's six western states, the Colorado maps have the most complete trail system. This map set offers the largest collection of Colorado trails of any map available, not perfect, just the most complete.
Ski Lifts & Trams
Every Colorado ski lift and tram is shown in a unique ski lift line type. Each lift is described as follows: Name, Capacity, Elevation Gain, Type and Sub-Type. Lifts not included are beginner lifts of ~100 feet or less at the bottom of the mountain.
Counties
Starting with version 5.0, Colorado Counties are visible as a base area. Simply touch any private land (white) area with the cursor and the county name will appear.
Continental Divide
The Continental Divide runs over five-hundred miles as it meanders the ridge top through Colorado. A unique high precision line follows this meander.
Custom Colors
Customize the color palette of the Colorado maps. Simply substitute one small file in the map folder to make the change.
Game Management Units
Colorado Division of Wildlife Big Game (Deer & Elk) Game Management Unit borders are included. See your exact position relative to a GMU border in the field, then use your GPS to measure how far away the border is from your current position.
Colorado Map Cost
The cost of the Colorado GPS map set is $59.95 either by download or DVD-ROM. You can also purchase combination state maps at a lower unit cost, see the Buy Now > GPS Maps, on the menu for more details.
Colorado Change Log
Current Version 5.02, October 2011
All of the changes to the Colorado GPS Topo maps since they were introduced in May, 2007.