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1958 Map of Jefferson

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The high-altitude landscape of Park County is defined by the intersection of the Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest, where the Continental Divide crests at Whale Peak. This late-1950s survey documents a network of family-held properties and agricultural sites, including the 74 Ranch, Wahl Ranch, and the Liesburg Homestead (Aband). Water management is central to this environment, evidenced by the Lininger Ditch and numerous Beaver Ponds along the headwaters of the South Platte River and Michigan Creek.

Transportation history is visible through the Old Railroad Grade near Kenosha Pass, where a Historical Monument (South Park) marks the gateway to the vast basin below. The small settlement of Jefferson serves as the local hub, situated near where the Guernsey Creek flows through the gulches. This map preserves the transition between high mountain forest and the working ranchlands of the Colorado Rockies.