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1961 Map of Elkhorn Point

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Elkhorn Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The North Platte River snakes through the Medicine Bow National Forest in this early 1960s study of the Wyoming-Colorado border. This high-altitude landscape is defined by the intersection of water rights and mountain ranching, illustrated by the presence of the Henry Ditch and the Big Creek Ranch near the western edge. The drainage network of Sixmile Creek and Fivemile Creek feeds into the main river channel, which flows through a canyon between Deerhorn Point and Elkhorn Point.

Evidence of local resource use and recreation is found at the Gravel Pits and the Sixmile Picnic Ground. A Pack Trail traverses the eastern ridges of the Platte Ridge, while the southern boundary follows the state line between Wyoming and Colorado. For those researching land use in Carbon County, the map provides a clear record of established watering holes like Rock Springs and Long Lake before more modern developments.