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2000 Map of Pagoda Peak

Name: 2000 Topographic Map of Pagoda Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Pagoda Peak stands as the central landmark in this high-altitude landscape where the boundaries of the Routt National Forest and White River National Forest meet. The area is defined by a complex network of alpine drainages, including the headwaters of Poose Creek, Cyclone Creek, and Rough Creek, which carve through the elevated terrain of Egry Mesa and Beaver Flat.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the Flat Tops Scenic Byway, which skirts the southern portion of the quadrangle near Vaughan Lake. The map details a transition in land management and topography at the Routt Co Rio Blanco Co line, illustrating the remote character of this Colorado wilderness at the turn of the millennium. Water resources such as Stinsby Reservoir and Pagoda Lake suggest the critical role of high-country snowmelt in the regional ecosystem.