1958 Map of Montezuma

About this map

Continental Divide summits dominate this mid-century look at the high-alpine mining districts surrounding the Snake River. The map captures a landscape of intense extraction, where deep tunnels and high-altitude workings like the Santiago Mine and Pennsylvania Mine reached into the silver-bearing veins of the Front Range. While many of the primary towns had already peaked, the map records the remaining structures at Saints John and Swandyke, alongside active mountain infrastructure like the Roberts Tunnel and the Loveland Pass Tunnel. In the northern sections, the transition from industrial mining to recreation is evident with the established Loveland Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. This survey provides critical data for genealogists and researchers tracking the specific locations of dozen of named mines, including the Stevens Mine and the remote Waldorf Mine.