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Custer County has 738.6 square miles of land in Colorado. 10 mapped landscape regions meet across Custer County: Grassland Parks, Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests, Foothill Shrublands, among others.

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The Westcliffe Jail, located at 116 2nd Street in Westcliffe, Colorado. The jail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Custer County, Colorado
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Westcliffe Jail, located at 116 2nd Street in Westcliffe, Colorado. The jail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Custer County, Colorado

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THE SETTINGGrassland Parks
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS2 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Custer County on the map

THE CUSTER COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Grassland Parks setting.

Custer County has 738.6 square miles of land in Colorado. 10 mapped landscape regions meet across Custer County: Grassland Parks, Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests, Foothill Shrublands, among others.

Steep mountains rise through distinct vegetation bands, from lower grass and shrub country to conifers and alpine terrain. Elevation is a defining difference across Southern Rocky Mountain landscapes.

Regional context: Southern Rockies ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Custer County intersects 10 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Grassland Parks30.3%
  2. Crystalline Mid-Elevation Forests26.8%
  3. Foothill Shrublands11.8%
  4. Sedimentary Subalpine Forests7.7%
  5. Sedimentary Mid-Elevation Forests7.3%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Southwestern Tablelands in Custer County

Canyons, mesas, badlands and river breaks border the High Plains. This more dissected country includes grassland and shrub-covered slopes, with sharper terrain changes than the neighboring plains.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Custer County

The atlas lists 2 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Custer County, including Silver Cliff, Westcliffe. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Custer County

Custer County by land and water

The Census records 1.3 square miles of water within Custer County, or 0.2% of its total area. That share is close to Custer County’s 0.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Custer County has 47.8 times the land area of nearby Silver Cliff town (15.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Fremont County, Huerfano County, Pueblo County, Saguache County within Colorado. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Custer County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Custer County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Custer County. The county includes 2 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Grassland Parks setting

Grassland Parks belongs to Southern Rockies. How do elevation, slope and the documented road approach affect the specific part of the tract being offered? The wider county also reaches Southwestern Tablelands; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Silver Cliff

Silver Cliff is 2.3 miles northwest of the Custer County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Custer County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON CUSTER COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 38.1020° N, 105.3735° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Custer County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Custer

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Custer ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Custer County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Grassland Parks

Explore the agency mapping behind the Southern Rockies context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional Colorado landowner resources

Colorado well-permit search

DWR search for permits and associated scanned well documents.

Colorado groundwater context

Geological Survey information about the state’s aquifers and groundwater settings.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Custer County.

Silver Cliff lies about 2.3 miles northwest of Custer County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Custer County in context

NSEWSilver Cliff · 2.3 miles1Westcliffe · 5.5 miles2OUTER RING: 5.5 MILES
  1. 1
    Silver Cliff2.3 mi · town
  2. 2
    Westcliffe5.5 mi · town
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within Colorado; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Silver Clifftown
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Custer County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Custer County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Custer County. Custer County’s 738.6 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Grassland Parks describe all of Custer County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 10 regional units; Grassland Parks is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Silver Cliff as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 2.3 miles northwest of Custer County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Custer County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Custer County.
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