1960 Map of Mount Champion

About this map

The Continental Divide anchors this high-altitude survey of the Colorado Rockies, marking the jagged boundary between the White River National Forest and the San Isabel National Forest. This terrain is defined by the headwaters of the Fryingpan River and Roaring Fork River, where glacial basins hold remote alpine waters like the Granite Lakes and Lost Man Lake. The landscape reflects a legacy of high-country exploration and resource extraction, notably at the Champion Mine on the slopes of Mt Champion. A complex network of historic routes, including an Aerial Tramway and multiple Pack Trails, spiders across the slopes to navigate the steep relief between South Fork Pass and Twining Peak. The lack of paved roads underscores the isolation of these peaks during the late 1950s, preserved here as a snapshot of the wilderness before modern recreation intensified.