1955 Map of Mount Zirkel

About this map

The Continental Divide serves as the backbone of this alpine survey, defining the high-altitude boundary between Routt and Jackson counties. This mid-century study of the Park Range and Front Range documents a landscape of dramatic vertical relief, dominated by Mount Zirkel and the jagged profile of the Sawtooth Range. The high basins are filled with prominent glacial tarns, including Three Island Lake, Gilpin Lake, and Mica Lake, which feed the headwaters of the North Fork and South Fork Elk River.