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1961 Map of Horatio Rock

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Horatio Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Medicine Bow National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape along the border of Wyoming and Colorado. The 1961 survey documents a topography defined by significant drainages such as Douglas Creek and Pelton Creek, which feed into the North Platte River as it carves through the dramatic Gate Canyon. This area serves as a vital watershed for the development of the Missouri River Basin, with numerous tributaries like Walbright Creek and Illinois Creek dissecting the high ridges.

Evidence of mid-century recreation and land management is found at Thompson Lodge and the primitive Illinois Creek Campground. Prominent geological landmarks such as Horatio Rock and Castle Rock provide navigational anchors for those tracing the network of pack trails through Lost Park. The map also captures the political boundary between Carbon and Albany counties, and the state line where the forest extends south toward Tygert Creek.