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1994 Map of Harvard Lakes

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Harvard Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The Arkansas River corridor serves as the central artery for this mountainous region of Chaffee County, flanked by the massive high-country expanses of the Pike National Forest and San Isabel National Forest. Settlement is concentrated along the valley floor at Riverside and Americus, where the Riverside Ditch and an aqueduct trace the contours to manage water in this high-altitude environment.

Evidence of resource extraction and early alpine access is visible throughout the terrain, from the numerous prospects and mines dotting the gulches to the Harvard Trail and Lenhardy Cutoff. The landscape is defined by its dramatic relief, reaching from the riverbanks up to Harvard Lakes and the protected boundaries of the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness and Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Local history is marked by small features like the riverside cemetery and the Heckendorf State Wildlife Area.