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1967 Map of Blanca Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Blanca Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The high alpine crest of Sierra Blanca dominates this mid-1960s terrain, marking a jagged meeting point for Alamosa, Huerfano, and Costilla counties. Significant peaks such as Blanca Peak and Little Bear Peak tower over glacial features like Blanca Basin and the remote Winchell Lakes. The landscape is a network of drainage systems, with the Huerfano River and Ute Creek carving deep valleys through the Sangre De Cristo range.

Evidence of human movement and resource exploration is visible in the scattered prospects and established routes like the Ute Trail (Pack) and Strawberry Trail. Down in the lower elevations, the Arrowhead Ranch provides a rare point of named habitation amidst the surrounding Rio Grande National Forest and San Isabel National Forest. The presence of a defined Grant Boundary reflects the complex land ownership history characteristic of southern Colorado's former Spanish and Mexican land grants.