1951 Map of Big Bull Mountain

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The Pike National Forest dominates this high-elevation landscape in the early 1950s, revealing a region defined by its rugged topography and industrial history. Just east of the mining hub of Victor, the settlement of Goldfield sits near a designated Mining Area at the base of Big Bull Mountain, illustrating the persistent reach of Teller County's mineral extraction era. The drainage patterns of Middle Beaver Creek and West Beaver Creek converge at the Skagway Reservoir, while the presence of Ruins and the old Telephone Line near Clyde suggest the fading footprint of earlier infrastructure. To the south, the terrain falls away toward Lower Beaver Park and the deep cut of Phantom Canyon, where the Teller Co Fremont Co boundary line marks the transition into the neighboring county's high desert reaches.