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1967 Map of Crestone Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Crestone Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Crestone Peak and the formidable Crestone Needle define this high-altitude landscape where the Rio Grande National Forest meets the San Isabel National Forest. The 1967 field check records a network of high-country access points, including the Music Pass Trail and the South Colony Pack Trail, which provided essential routes through the Sangre de Cristo Range.

Glacial activity is evident in the numerous tarns and basins, from the Macey Lakes in the north to the Little Sand Creek Lakes in the south. Several unnamed Mines and a specific Mine near Broken Hand Peak hint at the area's prospecting history, while the Baca Grant Boundary indicates the complex land ownership patterns typical of this portion of Saguache and Custer counties. The map serves as a record of the era's primitive road and trail system, such as the Rainbow Trail, before modern wilderness designations further altered access.