2012 Map of Red Mountain

About this map

Battle Pass serves as a central landmark in this high-elevation portion of the Sierra Madre range, where the continental divide marks the drainage between the Colorado and Mississippi River basins. The area is characterized by a network of forest roads, including FS RD 443 and FS RD 550, that provide access to historic mining and cattle-grazing terrain. Genealogical and local history interest is anchored at Battle Cem, a site that remains a quiet marker of the region's early pioneers and prospectors. The landscape is carved by deep drainages such as Slaughterhouse Gulch and Hidden Treasure Gulch, which feed into the N Fork Encampment River. In the southern half of the quadrangle, peaks like Red Mountain and Doane Peak overlook the alpine meadows of Deadhorse Park, reflecting the rugged character of Wyoming's southern mountains during the early twenty-first century.