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1982 Map of Mount Harvard

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Mount Harvard
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The high Sawatch Range crests along the Continental Divide in this 1982 survey, separating the San Isabel National Forest in Chaffee County from the Gunnison National Forest. The landscape is dominated by some of Colorado's highest points, including Mount Harvard, Mount Columbia, and Mount Belford. While the terrain is primarily vertical, evidence of early alpine industry remains in the form of high-altitude mining operations.

Prospectors once worked the steep slopes above the creeks, leaving behind sites like the Lienhart Mine, Wapaca Mine, and the Magdalene Mine near Magdalene Creek. The northwestern corner preserves the Winfield Cem near Clear Creek, a quiet marker of the small communities that once supported these remote operations. Glacial features like the Missouri Basin and Horn Fork Basin provide drainage for numerous high-altitude water bodies, including Silver King Lake, Rainbow Lake, and Anglemeyer Lake.