1970 Map of Harrington Peak

About this map

Caribou National Forest dominates this topographic study of the Aspen Range and Preuss Range, where the boundary between Caribou and Bear Lake counties traverses the high ridges. At the center of the sheet, Harrington Peak rises above a landscape defined by dramatic north-south oriented ridgelines and deep drainages like Georgetown Canyon. The map reveals a mountain economy focused on resource extraction and seasonal recreation, evidenced by several Prospects, a Mine Dump, and a Conveyor in the vicinity of Phosphoria Gulch. Natural water sources are critical features in this high country, including Big Spring and Horseshoe Spr. For the local historian, the network of old routes like the Hawks Roost Trail and various unnamed jeep trails illustrates the historical access patterns to these remote watersheds and grazing lands.