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1982 Map of Marmot Peak

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Marmot Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Marmot Peak stands as a central landmark in this high-altitude landscape along the border of Park and Chaffee counties. Surveyed in the mid-1970s and edited in the early 1980s, the map reveals a wilderness shaped by both natural features and human infrastructure. To the north, West Buffalo Peak and East Buffalo Peak dominate the skyline within the Pike National Forest, while the southern portion transition into the San Isabel National Forest.

Evidence of early industrial and transit history is visible through the Old Railroad Grade and several scattered Mines and Prospects. A network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails provides access to remote points like Davis Meadow and the geological formation at Natural Arch. The presence of an Aqueduct and the named watercourses such as Trout Creek and Chubb Creek illustrate the critical role of water management in this high-country environment.