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1962 Map of Bears Ears Peaks

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bears Ears Peaks
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Bears Ears Peaks and the surrounding high country within the Routt National Forest define this 1962 field-checked survey of Northwest Colorado. The landscape is characterized by a network of drainage basins and named high points, including the prominent Sugar Loaf Mountain and the distinctively named Hole-in-the-Wall. Large open areas like Slater Park and Adams Park sit between the peaks, serving as landmarks for movement through the wilderness.

A system of primitive routes such as the Circle Park Trail and various unnamed pack trails indicates the area's use for recreation and livestock management. Numerous waterways, including Slater Creek, Grizzly Creek, and Elkhead Creek, carve through the terrain. These features, along with localized landmarks like Cold Spring, provide specific points of reference for researchers tracing historical land use or geodetic data in the Colorado-Routt County border region.