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1905 Map of Lake City

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Lake City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Lake City serves as the focal point of this 1903 survey, capturing the industrial and geological landscape of the San Juan Mountains during a peak era of Colorado mining. The map documents the critical infrastructure of the period, including the Red Rover Mill and Hidden Treasure Mill situated along the high-altitude drainages. Transportation is dominated by the Rio Grande and Western line, which follows the Lake Fork past Kellogg Siding and the settlement of Youman.

Towering over these mining operations are some of the state's most prominent summits, including Uncompahgre Peak and Matterhorn Peak. The vast Alpine Plateau occupies the center of the sheet, illustrating the transition from the river valleys to the high peaks. To the west, Capitol City marks another remote outpost connected to the region's mineral wealth, while the rugged drainages of Little Blue Creek and Willow Creek define the northern terrain.