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2018 Map of Rockbound Valley

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Rockbound Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Rubicon River carves through the heart of the Eldorado National Forest in this high-altitude landscape of the Crystal Range. The topography is defined by a dense concentration of glacial basins, ranging from the large Rockbound Lake and Lake Schmidell to the smaller high-elevation tarns of the Leland Lakes and Four-Q Lakes. This region represents a significant corridor for wilderness travel, as evidenced by the convergence of major routes like the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and the Tahoe Yosemite Trail.

Strategic passage points like Rockbound Pass, Dicks Pass, and Mosquito Pass connect these isolated basins, while specialized paths like the Barrett Lake Jeep Trail and the Red Peak Stock Trail indicate the diverse ways this land has been accessed. The distribution of named peaks including Phipps Peak and Jacks Peak provides a clear view of the drainage patterns that feed into the Jones Fork Silver Creek and General Creek systems.