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1964 Map of Little Squaw Creek

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Little Squaw Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The high San Juan Mountains are defined here by the Continental Divide, where the waters of the Rio Grande and its high-altitude tributaries begin their journey across the southwest. Mapping from the early 1960s highlights a landscape of remote trails and seasonal utility, centered on the boundary between the Rio Grande National Forest and San Juan National Forest. While modern infrastructure is sparse, the map documents established movement patterns via the Stock Driveway and numerous Pack Trails that traverse the ridges between peaks like Chief Mountain and the prominent Knife Edge.

Water management and natural alpine basins are key features, with Fuchs Reservoir and Ruby Lake providing essential storage and drainage points within the network of Little Squaw Creek and Texas Creek. The terrain is marked by significant topographical relief, including the steep descent of Box Canyon and the high basins of Williams Lakes and Cherokee Lake. This survey preserves the exact configuration of these high-country routes and water features as they existed before subsequent decades of forest management and recreational shifts.