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1968 Map of Mount Worcester

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Mount Worcester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Worcester Mountains dominate this central Vermont landscape, providing a high-elevation backdrop to the small settlements and water bodies that define the region. Much of the western terrain is preserved within the Putnam State Forest, where the peak of Mount Worcester rises above the timberline. The settlement of Worcester sits in the valley of the North Branch, acting as a hub for the various brook-fed basins nearby. Toward the eastern edge, the topography levels into Hardwood Flats and the clusters of small lakes like Hardwood Pond, Hawkins Pond, and Curtis Pond.

Tracing the northern reaches toward Morristown and Elmore, the map reveals a network of water-cut valleys such as those carved by Moss Glen Brook and its notable Moss Glen Falls. The distribution of family-named peaks, such as Hampshire Hill and Robinson Hill, suggests a landscape long shaped by local landholding patterns, even as the forest reclaim much of the steep slopes. A single Jeep Trail and the Elmore Mountain Road represent the limited access into the higher ridges during the late 1960s.