1916 Map of Daton Peak

About this map

The Williams Fork Mountains dominate this 1916 survey of northwestern Colorado, where the terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage gulches. Industrial activity is evident along the northern edge with the Denver and Salt Lake railroad following the course of the Yampa River through Hayden. Early 20th-century resource extraction is documented by the presence of the Cary Mine, Jim Dunns Mine, and Cedar Creek Mine, scattered across the high country. Small rural outposts and family-held locations like Cary Ranch, Kelly Lodge, and the Willow Creek Store provide key markers for genealogists. Educational life in these remote drainages is represented by the Pagoda School and Dunstan School, while the border between Moffat and Routt Counties cuts through the western slopes of Breeze Mtn.