2011 Map of Marmot Peak

About this map

Goddard Ranch sits at a focal point of high-altitude drainage systems in this Chaffee County mountain landscape. The area is defined by a dense network of seasonal and permanent watercourses, including the various forks of Salt Creek and Sevenmile Creek that carve through the local topography. To the north, the twin summits of West Buffalo Peak and East Buffalo Peak dominate the horizon, while Marmot Peak rises to the southwest, framing the high meadows and parks that provided grazing and transit routes for early settlers. A series of forest roads and trails, such as the Lenhardy Cutoff and Trl 311, trace the historical movement across this terrain, connecting open spaces like Davis Meadow and Brush Park. These features reflect a legacy of ranching and land management in the central Colorado Rockies at the start of the twenty-first century.