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1961 Map of Palmer Lake

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Palmer Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The United States Air Force Academy grounds occupy the southeastern reaches of this map, featuring an extensive layout of Athletic Fields, a Planetarium, and the Parade Ground. North of the academy, the settlement of Palmer Lake serves as a focal point where the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway converge near Pine Crest.

Steep terrain dominates the western half of the sheet within the Pike National Forest, where peaks like Mount Herman and Chautauqua Mountain rise above Limbaugh Canyon. The map reveals a transition from these wooded heights to the valley floor, evidenced by the Monument Nursery Headquarters and the network of streams including Monument Creek and Hay Creek that feed into Monument Lake. Smaller ranching and resort footprints, such as Twin Pines Ranch and Glen Park, dot the landscape between the forest boundary and the rail lines.