Independence Mountain and the surrounding high country define this Jackson County landscape, where the legacy of early 20th-century resource extraction remains etched into the terrain. The presence of several mineral works, including the Simmons Mine, Caprock Mine, and gold-working sites like Mitchell Placer, Placer Draw Placers, and Lawrence Placer, indicates a history of rugged industrial labor.
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1906 · Medicine Bow
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1908 · Medicine Bow
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1911 · Hahns Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1913 · Hahns Peak
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1939 · Saratoga
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1950 · Northgate
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1952 · Northgate
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Rawlins
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Craig
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Independence Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000