You can download four high-resolution A3 JPG maps of Mitchell County, Texas, in one ZIP directly from this page. The package includes a general county map, a Colorado City-centered connection map, a terrain-and-water map, and an elevation map. Together they show Colorado City, Loraine, Westbrook, roads 20J, 20, 84 and several county routes, Lake Colorado City, Colorado River, named reservoirs and creeks, and an actual elevation range of about 568 to 784 meters.
Colorado City is the most practical starting point because the county’s three main settlement references line up across the northern half: Westbrook is to the west-southwest, Colorado City is near the middle, and Loraine is farther east. The road map establishes this settlement corridor, while the water layer shows a very different structure beneath it. Lake Colorado City and a chain of reservoirs and creeks occupy the lower central landscape, and the elevation map shows high ground in the northeast and southwest around a broad central-to-southeastern valley.
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Colorado City sits between Westbrook and Loraine across the northern half
Colorado City is the strongest developed place label on the general county map. Westbrook lies to the west along the Route 20 side, while Loraine is east of Colorado City along the 20J corridor. These three places create a clear east-west settlement pattern across the upper half of Mitchell County. South of them, large areas contain few major place names and are instead defined by roads, drainage lines, and relief.
Road 456 appears north and northeast of Colorado City, while roads 105 and 147 provide references close to the eastern boundary. Route 644 is labeled farther south and east. On the western side, roads 280 and 252 help locate the Westbrook area, and roads 337, 343, 353, 163, and 208 provide additional references across the southern half.
The roads are spread across a wide rural county rather than packed into one dense urban system. Moving away from Colorado City, the distance between major labels increases and blue drainage lines become more important for orientation. This is especially noticeable toward the south, where long road segments cross an increasingly complex network of creek valleys.
Direct distances from Colorado City simplify the settlement pattern
The city-connections map uses Colorado City as the hub and links it directly to Loraine and Westbrook. The labels show about 9 miles from Colorado City to Loraine and about 10 miles to Westbrook. These are straight-line distances between mapped points, not road-driving distances or estimated travel times.
Loraine lies almost directly east of Colorado City, while Westbrook is west-southwest. Removing most road and terrain detail makes this three-place relationship easy to see. Once that spacing is clear, the general map can be used to match the settlements back to Route 20, 20J, Lake Colorado City, and the surrounding drainage lines.
The lower index also prints Colorado City 3,976, Loraine 813, and Westbrook 177. The supplied image does not identify a year for these values, so this article treats them only as numbers shown on the map rather than confirmed current population counts. The strongest value of this layer is the direct-distance and direction comparison.
Lake Colorado City and nearby reservoirs organize the central water system
Lake Colorado City is one of the easiest water features to match between the general map and the terrain-and-water layer. It lies southwest of Colorado City beside a larger north-south drainage corridor. The water map strips away most road detail, making the lake’s relationship with the surrounding channels much easier to follow.
Champion Creek Reservoir is labeled southeast of Lake Colorado City, while Barber Reservoir is farther north. South of these reservoirs, Colorado River is labeled directly along the main lower drainage. Taken together, the lake, reservoirs, and river show a connected central valley rather than a single isolated body of water.
Western lakes and southern creeks add detail to the Colorado River valley
Lake Gregory and Butler Lake are labeled in the northwest, with Hastings Creek and Morgan Creek nearby. These features are useful for locating the less-settled western uplands. They also show that the county contains several separate small water bodies outside the central Lake Colorado City corridor.
Wildhorse Creek approaches the central drainage from the west, and Beals Creek crosses a broad lower corridor farther south. Willow Creek enters from the south, Big Silver Creek is prominent in the southeast, and Lone Wolf Creek is labeled in the northeast. This branching network helps explain why the lower terrain becomes increasingly dissected away from the settlement corridor.
The terrain-and-water map is intended for geographic reference. It can help locate Colorado River, Lake Colorado City, named reservoirs, creeks, and small lakes relative to the county boundary, but it is not a flood-hazard map, legal water-boundary product, parcel map, or navigation chart. For road access and settlement locations, compare the same area with the general county map.
High northeastern and southwestern ground frames a broad central river valley
The elevation map reports an actual range of about 568 to 784 meters and a mean elevation of about 665 meters. The highest dark-brown terrain is concentrated in the northeastern corner and along parts of the southwest. Higher ridges also appear in the northwest. By contrast, a broad green lowland extends through the center and toward the southeast.
The central lowland lines up closely with the water map. The drainage connecting Barber Reservoir, Lake Colorado City, Champion Creek Reservoir, and Colorado River occupies a long green corridor between higher terrain. This relationship makes the county’s topography much easier to understand than viewing the road map alone.
High southwestern ground is cut by Wildhorse Creek and Beals Creek valleys, while Big Silver Creek follows a lower path across the southeast. The difference between the displayed minimum and maximum elevation is about 216 meters. That is enough relief for the river valleys and uplands to stand out clearly even without a mountain range.
The elevation layer is best used for relative terrain comparison rather than survey-grade or engineering-grade measurement. Its value here is to connect Colorado City, Lake Colorado City, Colorado River, and the high northeastern and southwestern areas into one physical view.
Following the landscape south from Colorado City reveals the strongest transition
Start at Colorado City on the general map and move south toward Lake Colorado City. Settlement shading quickly gives way to open land crossed by drainage lines. The terrain-and-water map then connects Lake Colorado City with Champion Creek Reservoir and Colorado River, while the elevation map marks the same corridor as a broad lower green zone.
The Westbrook side provides a useful contrast. Roads 20, 252, and 280 give the western location context, while Lake Gregory, Butler Lake, and Morgan Creek appear on the water layer. The elevation map shows high southwestern and western terrain cut by narrow creek valleys, creating a more broken surface than the central lowland.
Use the connection map when the spacing among Colorado City, Loraine, and Westbrook is the main question, the general map for road numbers and settlement positions, the terrain-and-water map for the lake-reservoir-river system, and the elevation map for the contrast between uplands and the central valley. Small labels are often easier to inspect in the downloadable high-resolution JPG files than in the browser previews.
Frequently Asked Questions
What direct distances are shown from Colorado City?
The city-connections map shows about 9 miles from Colorado City to Loraine and about 10 miles to Westbrook. These are straight-line map distances, not driving distances.
Which water features are easiest to identify?
Lake Colorado City and Colorado River provide the strongest central references. Champion Creek Reservoir and Barber Reservoir are nearby, while Lake Gregory and Butler Lake lie in the northwest and Wildhorse Creek, Beals Creek, Willow Creek, and Big Silver Creek mark other drainage corridors.
What elevation range is shown for Mitchell County?
The supplied elevation map reports an actual range of about 568 to 784 meters and a mean elevation of about 665 meters. The northeast and southwest contain much of the higher terrain, while the Lake Colorado City and Colorado River corridor forms a lower central-to-southeastern valley.
Sources and Reference Data
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles — official county-boundary and road geometry for geographic reference.
- USGS National Hydrography — official resources for rivers, creeks, reservoirs, lakes, and other water features.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program — official elevation resources used for terrain information.
- USGS The National Map Viewer — an official viewer for comparing geographic layers.
Map File Information
Download four high-resolution A3 JPG maps of Mitchell County, Texas, in one ZIP file.
- Included Files: county map, city-connections map, terrain and water map, elevation map
- File Type: JPG
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