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1985 Map of Harris Park

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Harris Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Harris Park and the surrounding high country of the Medicine Bow National Forest dominate this mid-1980s survey of the Laramie Mountains. The landscape is defined by a dense network of drainage systems, including Crow Creek, Mc Cune Creek, and Matilda Creek, which carve through the elevations marked by Albany Peak and Baldy Knob. This quadrangle illustrates a transition between the open parks of the high plateau and the sharper relief of peaks like Rock Mountain and Black Mountain.

Smaller settlements and clearings like Harmon Heights appear alongside distinctive geological landmarks such as Point of Rocks and Little Point of Rocks. The mapping shows a remote area primarily accessible via rugged paths like 4WD Ridge, reflecting the region's character as a site for forestry, grazing, and high-altitude water management. For those interested in the remote borders where Albany, Converse, and Platte counties meet, this record preserves the forest tracks and creek beds as they existed before modern developments or changes in forest management.