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1963 Map of Center Mountain

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Center Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The high ridges and deep drainages of the White River National Forest define this 1963 survey of Garfield County. Centered on Center Mountain, the landscape is a complex network of waterways, where Alkali Creek and Garfield Creek carve through the northern slopes while East Divide Creek drains the southwestern portion of the quadrangle. The presence of an Airway Beacon and Radio Towers near Sunlight Peak highlights the importance of these summits for regional communication and navigation in the early 1960s.

Industrial and recreational access is indicated by numerous segments of Jeep Trail winding through the terrain, particularly around Fourmile Park and Little Baldy Mountain. These paths reflect a mid-century period of land management where resource extraction, such as at Log Gulch, and forest maintenance relied on specialized vehicle access through the high country. The map serves as a record of the intricate hydrological and topographical character of the western Colorado mountains before modern developments altered these drainage patterns.