2000 Map of Freeman Reservoir

About this map

Routt National Forest dominates this landscape in the northern Elkhead Mountains, where high peaks like Mount Welba and Mount Oliphant overlook the watersheds of several creeks. The map documents the high-altitude terrain at the turn of the 21st century, centered on water resources like Freeman Reservoir and Martin Gull Reservoir. Evidence of human activity and management is visible in the network of forest roads and the historic Bears Ears Trail. Small settlements or administrative points like Freeman and Sherman sit near the southern edge of the sheet, while a remote Drill Hole and a Communication Site on the slopes of Black Mountain indicate specialized industrial and technological footprints in this isolated region. The drainage patterns are clearly defined by the North Fork Fortification Creek and South Fork Fortification Creek, which carve through the elevations below Sand Point and The Gap.