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1967 Map of Pahlone Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Pahlone Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Continental Divide snake-like ridge line defines this 1967 survey area, marking the boundary between the Gunnison National Forest and Isabel National Forest. The high-altitude landscape is crisscrossed by historic routes, including the transition from Old Monarch Pass to the newer Monarch Pass alignment near Monarch Ridge. This terrain, once a center for resource extraction, shows evidence of historic activity at the Pinnacle Mine and several unnamed Mine sites located near Green Creek.

Evidence of early water and energy infrastructure is visible through features like the Larkspur Ditch and the Marshall Pipeline near Millswitch. The map provides a look at the network of transportation routes used by miners and foresters, from the Agate Trail to the Brier Jeep Trail. Named peaks such as Pahlone Peak and Mount Peck serve as primary landmarks for surveyors and modern geographers tracing the intersection of Chaffee, Gunnison, and Saguache counties.