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1955 Map of Mount Harvard

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mount Harvard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Gunnison National Forest and San Isabel National Forest meet at the Continental Divide in this mid-century topographic record of Colorado's Sawatch Range. The landscape is marked by the high summits of Mt Harvard, Mt Yale, and Mt Columbia, where the peaks of the Collegiate Peaks dominate the horizon. In the valleys, the map captures the remnants of a mining era, preserving the locations of high-altitude operations like the Banker Mine and Silver King Mine.

Settlement patterns follow the water, with Winfield and Vicksburg established along Clear Creek, while Tincup sits in the southwestern corner near Abbeyville. A network of trails and jeep trails connects these isolated outposts to the high passes, including Elkhead Pass and Browns Pass. From the Holywater Mine to the secluded Little Johns Cabin, the map provides a look at the infrastructure of timber and mineral extraction that defined this region long after the initial booms.