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2000 Map of Gore Pass

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Gore Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Gore Pass serves as a critical divide in this high-altitude landscape where the Routt National Forest and Arapaho National Forest converge. Re-surveyed at the turn of the millennium, the map reveals a rugged drainage network defined by the Blacktail Creek system, including its East Fork Blacktail Creek and Little Blacktail Creek tributaries. These waters flow through a terrain marked by dramatic elevation changes at Devils Slide and open meadows along Big Park Creek.

The southeastern corner transitions into the Radium State Wildlife Area, reflecting the region's focus on conservation and public land management. While human infrastructure is sparse, limited primarily to Forest Service roads and a Gravel Pit near Burke Creek, the map provides an exacting record of the natural boundaries and water sources like Bobcat Creek and Hazel Creek that define this part of Grand County.