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1950 Map of Egnar

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Egnar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Mining operations and remote homesteads define this mid-century look at the San Miguel and Dolores County borderlands. The settlement of Egnar serves as the local hub, anchored by the Egnar School and the Monticello Road corridor. The landscape is heavily marked by the uranium and vanadium mining boom of the era, featuring numerous named sites such as the Golden Rod Mines, Legin Mines, and Uintah Mine.

Topography transitions from the high plateaus of The Spud Patch and Summit into deep incisions like Bishop Canyon and Morrison Canyon. Water sources are critical in this arid environment, evidenced by labels for Overall Spring, Strawberry Spring, and Windmill. The eastern edge of the survey is bounded by the Uncompahgre National Forest, where the terrain drops toward the North Branch of Chico Creek. This map captures the industrial character of Southwest Colorado before many of these smaller mining claims were consolidated or shuttered.