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1958 Map of Montezuma

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Montezuma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

High-altitude silver and lead mining claims dominate this 1958 survey of the Summit County mountains, centered on the town of Montezuma. The landscape is a dense network of prospect sites and established operations, including the Pennsylvania Mine tucked into Peru Creek and the American Eagle Mine on the slopes of Lenawee Mtn. The Continental Divide winds through the center of the sheet, separating the Arapaho National Forest from the Pike National Forest.

Modern engineering intersects with 19th-century resource extraction as the Harold Roberts Tunnel cuts deep beneath the terrain, reflecting the mid-century focus on water diversion for Denver. For researchers, the map provides precise locations for family-named mines and landmarks like Webster Pass and Radical Hill, alongside the drainages of the Snake River and the headwaters of the South Fork Platte River.