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1962 Map of Elkhorn Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Elkhorn Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Elkhorn Mountain dominates this high-country landscape within the Routt National Forest, where the complex drainage of the Middle Fork Little Snake River carves through the Colorado backcountry. The map documents a rugged network of land use, from the Elkhorn Mine on the northern slopes to the solitary Dead Mexican Park Grave in the southeast. These markers, along with the Summit Creek Guard Station, reflect the high-altitude isolation and the resource-driven history of the region in the early 1960s.

Transportation in this area is defined by utility and necessity, featuring the Elkhorn Driveway and various specialized routes like the Pioneer Trail and several Jeep Trails. Large alpine clearings such as Big Red Park and Circle Bar Basin contrast with the steep terrain, providing key navigational landmarks for those tracking old mining claims or forest service history in the basins of Whiskey Park Creek and Roaring Creek.