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2001 Map of Italian Creek

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Italian Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Gunnison National Forest serves as the backdrop for this high-altitude survey of the Colorado Rockies, where mining interests and wilderness preservation meet. The settlement of Dorchester remains a focal point along the Taylor River, marking a site of historic activity within the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. The landscape is heavily defined by the extraction efforts of a previous era, with numerous operations such as the Forest Hill Mine, Star Mine, and Paymaster Mine dotting the drainages of Italian Creek and Lottis Creek.

Tracing the network of 4wd tracks and trails reveals how miners navigated the steep slopes of American Flag Mountain and Forest Hill. High-country water features like Lily Pond, Mysterious Lake, and Horsethief Lake are scattered throughout the peaks. This 2001 revision, based on imagery from the late twentieth century, documents the rugged geography and industrial remnants of the Collegiate Peaks as they appeared at the turn of the millennium.