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Survey Area Description <br />Project: <br />Weimer Ranch Pit <br />USGS Map: <br />Naturita, Colo., 7.5 min., 1964, photoinspected 1979 <br />Legal Locations <br />NE 1/4, SW 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 24, Township 46 North, Range 16 West, <br />NMPM, Montrose County, Colorado (Figure 2) <br />Ownership: <br />Private, Weimer Ranch <br />Area Surveyed: <br />10.5 acres (4.25 ha) <br />Description: <br />This proposed gravel source pit is situated on the southern edge of First <br />Park, a large flat mesa north of the San Miguel River Valley (Figure 3). <br />The top of the mesa is covered with sagebrush flats, while pinyon juniper <br />woodland occurs on the edges and sides of the mesa. The soil is sandy silt <br />over gravel. The pit measures 600 by 762 feet. Access is by existing track <br />roads from the Hopkins- Montrose County airport. <br />Cultural Resources: <br />None. <br />Recommendations: Cultural Resource Clearance is recommended for the Weimer Ranch Pit. <br />Figure 3. Overall view of Weimer Ranch Pit, looking south towards San Miguel Valley. <br />6 <br />I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />19169 <br />