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1954 Map of Green Mountain

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Green Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Pike National Forest dominates this mid-century survey of the Colorado front range, where the high-altitude landscape is defined by dramatic peaks and complex drainage networks. Prominent summits including Redskin Mountain, Little Scraggy Peak, and Buffalo Peak rise above the terrain, while Wellington Lake provides a central water feature fed by Rolling Creek and Freeman Creek.

Evidence of mid-century land use is visible at the Clayton College Boys Camp along the banks of Buffalo Creek, and the presence of Dream Valley Ranch near Webster Park in the southern portion of the sheet. The map documents an intricate system of gulches and creeks, such as Shinglemill Creek and Sixmile Creek, that carve through the wilderness before the expansion of later infrastructure. This 1954 field check preserves the location of these specific ranches and camps during an era when this portion of Jefferson County remained largely characterized by forest service management and private mountain retreats.