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2022 Map of Redcloud Peak

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Redcloud Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Redcloud Peak and Sunshine Peak dominate the high-altitude terrain of this portion of the Gunnison National Forest in Hinsdale County. The landscape is defined by a complex network of steep drainages, including Lee Smelter Gulch, Alpine Gulch, and Cataract Gulch, which feed into primary watercourses like Lake Fork and Henson Creek. These names frequently point to the region's mining heritage, where smelters and gulch-side operations once operated in the shadow of giants like Whitecross Mountain.

High-country travel is concentrated along specialized routes such as the Shelf Road Trail and the Cataract Gulch Trail, which navigate between prominent basins like Burrows Park. Small alpine water bodies, notably Cooper Lake, sit tucked within the higher reaches of Cooper Creek. The cartography illustrates a wilderness where modern recreation and historic transport routes follow the same narrow paths through the San Juan Mountains.