1973 Map of Cimarrona Peak

About this map

Williams Creek Reservoir sits at the heart of this high-altitude landscape, serving as a primary point of interest for back-country navigation in the early 1970s. The terrain is split between the Rio Grande National Forest and San Juan National Forest, divided by the winding path of the Continental Divide. This survey highlights the infrastructure of mid-century recreation and land management, featuring several established campsites like Cimarrona Campground and the Middle Fork Hunter Campground. Extensive pack trails, such as the Indian Creek Pack Trail, connect remote features like Hossick Lake and the high summit of Cimarrona Peak. The map captures the area before modern developments, showing the exact placement of a Gaging Sta and a Boat Ramp that defined local access to the watershed and the headwaters of the Middle Fork Piedra River.