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1967 Map of Platoro

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

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Platoro sits at the high-altitude heart of the Rio Grande National Forest in this late 1960s survey. The landscape is dominated by the Platoro Reservoir, where infrastructure such as the Gatehouse and Gaging Sta manage the headwaters of the Conejos River. This area represents a classic intersection of high-country recreation and resource extraction, with the Mix Lake Campground and several Picnic Areas positioned near the legacy of the Mammoth Revenue Mine.

High ridges and peaks, including Klondike Mountain and the towering Conejos Peak, frame a network of drainage basins like Cañon Diablo and Roaring Gulch. For researchers of the Colorado backcountry, the map preserves the exact alignment of early transit routes, from the Continental Divide Trail and Conejos Trail to various Pack Trails and Jeep Trails that provided access to remote water bodies like Tobacco Lake and Glacier Lake.