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1967 Map of Red Feather Lakes

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Red Feather Lakes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Red Feather Lakes sits at the heart of this high-country landscape, serving as a hub for a network of alpine reservoirs and irrigation projects within the Roosevelt National Forest. The map documents a community defined by its lakes, including Dowdy Lake, West Lake, and Hiawatha Lake, alongside civic landmarks like Our Lady of the Lakes Ch and the Chapel In The Pines. The distribution of residential clusters and campgrounds suggests a well-established seasonal and mountain-living economy by the late 1960s.

Beyond the central village, the terrain rises toward Many Thunders Mountain and Mount Margaret, broken by deep cuts like Columbine Canyon. Evidence of early agricultural and ranching infrastructure remains visible through the Red Feather Lakes Supply Ditch and the Bellaire Ditch, which redirect water from features such as Bellaire Lake and Elkhorn Creek to support the surrounding Red Feather Ranch and Maxwell Ranch.