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1955 Map of Mount Zirkel

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mount Zirkel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Mount Zirkel and the surrounding peaks of the Park Range dominate this mid-century survey of the high country within the Routt National Forest. The landscape is defined by the Continental Divide, which separates Jackson and Routt counties as it snakes across prominent summits like Big Agnes Mountain and Red Elephant Mountain. This era of the wilderness is captured before modern expansion, showing a network of historic pathways including the Wyoming Trail and the Mica Agnes Basin Trail that provided access to the region's interior.

Local industry and early settlement are anchored by the remote site of Slavonia at the confluence of the Gilpin Creek and the North Fork Elk River. Nearby, the Mica Mine sits high in the Mica Basin, a reminder of the area's mineral prospecting history. Numerous alpine water bodies, from Mica Lake to the secluded Three Island Lake, are meticulously mapped, illustrating the hydrologic headwaters that feed the river systems below.