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1914 Map of Creede

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Creede
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Creede and its surrounding mining camps define this 1914 survey of Mineral County, captured during the height of the region's silver-mining significance. The map details the complex industrial geography of the area, featuring the Nelson Tunnel and the Emma Mine, as well as the high-altitude settlements of Bachelor and North Creede. The D & R G RR tracks follow the path of the Rio Grande, connecting these mountain outposts to the wider world.

Beyond the industrial center, the landscape transitions into the high peaks of the La Garita Mountains and the Continental Divide. Land marks like the Wheeler National Monument and the Hot Springs Hotel at Wagonwheel Gap point to the early 20th-century emergence of tourism and preservation. This record shows the intricate network of gulches and creeks, such as West Willow Creek and Miners Creek, that dictated the placement of every tunnel and camp in this steep territory.