2013 Map of Capitol Peak

Evidence of local resource management and early twentieth-century land use appears through features like the Elk Cr Ditch and Elk Creek Reservoir Number 2, serving the lower elevations. The isolated Snowmass Falls Ranch represents a rare point of private settlement amidst the public forest land, situated where the terrain begins to flatten toward the northeast. This 2013 survey serves as a detailed record of high-country drainage basins, from Avalanche Creek to Capitol Creek, before modern environmental shifts altered these sensitive watersheds.