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1962 Map of Buckhorn Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Stove Prairie and the Buckhorn Lodge serve as the primary human outposts in this high-elevation landscape within the Roosevelt National Forest. The map detail reveals a terrain shaped by both historic transport and early resource extraction, notably around Mica Mine Ridge and the nearby Mica Mine Gulch. Movement through the backcountry is defined by a network of historic routes including the Flowers Trail, the Jug Trail, and the Buckhorn High Line.

A complex drainage system of gulches, such as Happy Hollow Gulch and Stringtown Gulch, suggests a history of localized naming and possible early settlement patterns along the Stringtown Road. The survey area is punctuated by prominent peaks including Buckhorn Mountain, Christ Mountain, and Fletcher Hill, while distinct natural clearings like High Park and Paradise Park break the forest cover. This map preserves the mid-century layout of these remote mountain communities and their relationship to the rugged foothills of the Front Range.