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2001 Map of Klondike Mine

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Klondike Mine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2005
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2005

About this map

The Klondike Mine serves as a central landmark within this high-altitude landscape of the Rio Grande National Forest. Revised in 2001, the map details a rugged mining and ranching geography where water sources like Findley Spring and Mud Spring were essential to operations. Small settlements and camps including Bonita, Spook City, and the Woodard Cow Camp are situated among the steep drainages of Findley Gulch and Sawlog Gulch.

The terrain is dominated by significant elevations such as Sheep Mountain and Bonita Hill, with Ute Pass providing a named corridor through the mountains. This survey is particularly useful for tracing early 20th-century land use, showing numerous Prospects and the complex network of drainage gulches, including Poison Gulch and Lucky Boy Gulch, that defined the local mineral exploration and grazing territories.