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1961 Map of Kennaday Peak

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Kennaday Peak anchors the eastern highlands of this 1960s survey, marking a prominent summit within the Medicine Bow National Forest. The landscape is a complex network of high-altitude water management and ranching operations, where early water rights are evidenced by the Supply Ditch, Wiant Ditch, and Highline Ditch. These systems divert flow from numerous drainages like North Cedar Creek and Sage Brush Creek to support lower elevations.

Local history is preserved in the naming of several homesteads and residences, including the Kennaday Ranch, Corpening Ranch, and the Sowders Place. The map details the transition from the steep timbered slopes of Troublesome Ridge to the more open basins of Red Park and Lime Kiln Park. Transport across the terrain is limited to a primary Jeep Trail, reflecting the isolation of these Carbon County uplands during the early 1960s.