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1962 Map of Elkhorn Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Elkhorn Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Elkhorn Mountain dominates this portion of the Routt National Forest during the early 1960s, a landscape defined by high-elevation parks and the drainage basins of the Middle Fork Little Snake River. The presence of the Elkhorn Mine near the mountain peak and the isolated Dead Mexican Park Grave to the southeast speak to the human history of resource extraction and the harsh realities of life in these remote uplands.

Resource management and navigation are evident through the Summit Creek Guard Station and a network of named trails, including the Circle Bar Basin Trail and the Pioneer Trail. The map details a complex system of watercourses like Whiskey Park Creek and King Solomon Creek that carve through the timbered terrain, connecting open meadows such as Crane Park and Big Red Park. These features illustrate the area's dual character as both a wilderness frontier and a managed forest during the mid-twentieth century development of the Missouri River Basin.