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1962 Map of Hecla

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Hecla
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The high plateau of Table Mountain and its complex network of reservoirs define this Laramie County landscape in the early 1960s. This survey records a sophisticated system of water management where the North Fork Crow Creek and Middle Fork Crow Creek are captured by the Granite Springs Reservoir, Crystal Lake Reservoir, and North Crow Diversion Reservoir. These bodies of water, along with smaller catchments like Schuyler Res and Renslaer Whitney Reservoir, provided essential resources for the region's agricultural and municipal needs.

Evidence of the area's extraction and ranching history is visible through the presence of the Comstock Mine and Copper King Mine south of Twin Lake. Ranching life is marked by the McIntyre Ranch and Merritt Ranch, while the local education of the era is represented by the North Crow Sch located north of McIntyre Draw. The winding course of Happy Jack Road and Crystal Lake Road provide the primary transit through the creek-carved terrain.