1961 Map of Fletcher Peak

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through the high Sierra Madre peaks of this 1961 survey, marking the jagged boundary between Carbon and Routt Counties along the Wyoming-Colorado state line. This high-altitude landscape within the Medicine Bow National Forest is defined by its water and resource management, evidenced by the presence of a Gaging Sta on the Little Snake River and the Hackmaster Ditch cutting across the lower slopes. The map captures the infrastructure of the mid-century ranching and mining economy, showing a Stock Driveway for livestock movement and the isolated Rasmussen Ranch. Industrial activity is represented by the Standard Mine and another unnamed Mine situated near Standard Park, where miners and ranchers once navigated a network of primitive tracks and a prominent Jeep Trail.