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1955 Map of Rockbound Valley

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Rockbound Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Eldorado National Forest encompasses this high-altitude landscape of the Sierra Nevada, dominated by the glacier-carved granite of the Rockbound Valley. The 1955 topography shows an extensive network of alpine lakes, from the large expanse of Lake Aloha in the south to Rockbound Lake and Lake Genevieve further north. High peaks including Dicks Peak, Jacks Peak, and McConnell Peak form a jagged perimeter around these glacial basins.

Evidence of human activity in this wilderness is primarily limited to resource management and recreation. The Univ Calif Cow Camp stands as a rare built landmark in the southwest, while named clearings like Camper Flat and China Flat indicate established resting points along the Trail system. Strategic crossings such as Dicks Pass, Mosquito Pass, and Phipps Pass reveal how hikers and surveyors navigated the steep divides between the Rubicon River drainage and the surrounding peaks.