1963 Map of Lake City

About this map

Lake City sits at the junction of Henson Creek and the Lake Fork Gunnison, serving as a high-altitude center for the San Juan mining district during the early 1960s. The landscape is defined by the heavy presence of hard-rock mining history, with a concentration of notable operations including the Hidden Treasure Mine, Golden Wonder Mine, and Belle of the West Mine scattered across the surrounding slopes. These workings follow the steep drainages of Wade Gulch and Slaughterhouse Gulch, marking the legacy of the region's late-19th-century silver and lead boom.