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1986 Map of Lake Humphreys

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Lake Humphreys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Weminuche Wilderness and the Rio Grande National Forest dominate this high-altitude landscape in Mineral County, surveyed in the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a network of drainage systems feeding into the Rio Grande, including Goose Creek, Soda Creek, and Trout Creek. These waters flow beneath prominent summits such as Turret Peak, Elk Mountain, and Mc Clelland Mountain. Evidence of early exploration and resource extraction appears in the north, where a Mine and several Prospects are marked near a Hot Spring and a Well.

Recreational and natural features are prominent throughout the southern portion of the sheet, centered on Lake Humphreys and Hay Press Lake. The Highline Trail traverses the eastern slopes, providing access through the Wilderness Boundary near Raspberry Gulch. The map preserves the complex topography of the San Juan Mountains before modern digital updates, showing the primitive trail and water network that sustained this remote wilderness area.