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1996 Map of Rock Creek Lake

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Rock Creek Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Rock Creek Lake sits at the center of this mountain landscape, which is heavily shaped by both public forest management and state institutions. Located within the Deerlodge National Forest, the terrain is defined by the prominent Pikes Peak Ridge and Pikes Peak, where a high-altitude drainage system feeds Doney Lake and Moose Lake. A significant portion of the eastern landscape falls within the State Prison Ranch, indicating a unique historical land-use pattern where correctional agriculture met the high timberline.

Evidence of historical water management and resource extraction appears in the form of the Rock Creek Ditch, China Ditch, and Pauly Ditch, alongside a solitary Mine located near Dry Gulch. These features, along with the Doney Lake Cabin (USFS) and trails through Mullan Gulch, trace the development of the Powell County backcountry during the mid-to-late twentieth century as a site of managed wilderness and state enterprise.