1964 Map of Parlin

About this map

Parlin serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of the high-country landscape where Tomichi Creek and Quartz Creek converge. The area's extraction history is visible in the various mining operations scattered across the eastern slopes, most notably the Brown Derby Mine and Willow Creek Mine. These sites sit alongside several unnamed prospects, indicating a region once heavily prospected for its mineral wealth. A remnant of earlier transportation infrastructure, the Old Railroad Grade, follows the southern contours of the terrain, providing a clear path for genealogists and industrial historians to trace the old logistics of the Gunnison National Forest foothills.