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1924 Map of Elkhead Creek

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Elkhead Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Routt National Forest dominates the northern reaches of this Colorado landscape, characterized by high peaks like Little Buck Mtn and Pinnacle Mtn. In the valley to the south, the Yampa River serves as a corridor for the Denver and Salt Lake railroad, which passes through the settlement of Elkhead. This era of ranching and early resource extraction is reflected in the numerous rural schoolhouses—such as Rock Spring School and Dry Fork School—distributed among the many gulches and creeks.

Local industry is marked by several named workings including Bridges Mine and Star Mine, situated between the drainage of Fortification Creek and the North Fork Elkhead Creek. The map provides a look at the early 20th-century infrastructure of the Moffat Co and Routt Co border region, where landmarks like Daniels Bridge and the Bears Ears Ranger Station served as essential hubs for a sparse but active mountain population.