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1948 Map of Mount Logan

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Mount Logan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The North Fork South Platte River carves a deep valley through this mountain landscape, serving as the primary corridor for movement and settlement in the late 1940s. Small mountain communities including Webster, Grant, and Santa Maria are positioned along the river's edge, linked by the winding path of the Hoosier Trail. This map, produced in cooperation with the Denver Board of Water Commissioners, highlights the region's importance to the municipal water supply, with a network of high-altitude drainages like Geneva Creek and Rock Creek feeding into the main river fork.

The topography is dominated by the massive summits of the Kenosha Mtns, featuring prominent landmarks like North Twin Cone Peak, South Twin Cone Peak, and Mount Logan. This area is preserved within the Pike National Forest, where steep gulches such as Frenchman Gulch and Hinman Gulch illustrate the dramatic relief of the Front Range before the post-war population boom reached these higher elevations.