1967 Map of Mesa Mountain

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High-altitude mining and ranching interests converge in this 1967 survey of the La Garita Mountains. The landscape is dominated by the Rio Grande National Forest and the La Garita Wilderness, where complex drainages like the South Fork Saguache Creek and Whale Creek carve through the terrain. Evidence of high-country mineral extraction is found at the Sky City Mine near Wannamaker Creek, while several other unnamed Mines dot the slopes of Mesa Mountain and Sheep Mountain.