1957 Map of Leadville

About this map

The Sawatch Mountains and the high mining camps of the central Rockies are captured here in a period of transition as tourism began to reshape the old extractive economy. At the heart of the sheet, Leadville and neighboring Stringtown sit at the headwaters of the Arkansas River, flanked by the massive peaks of Mount Elbert and Mount Massive. The map traces the critical corridor of the Colorado River and the Denver and Rio Grande Western RR, which connects riverside towns like Glenwood Springs, Eagle, and Gypsum.