1961 Map of Manitou Springs

About this map

Manitou Springs serves as the gateway to the foothills in this early 1960s topographic record, where the Manitou and Pikes Peak (Cog RR) begins its steep ascent along Ruxton Creek. The map documents the concentration of tourism and history at the edge of the Pike National Forest, featuring the Garden of the Gods and its iconic formations like Balanced Rock and Ship Rock. To the west, the landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of Mount Manitou and the drainage network of the South Fork French Creek.