1919 Map of Rocky Mountain National Park

About this map

Monarch PO and the rural Sleepy Hollow School anchor the southern reaches of this landscape, which spans the high wilderness of the Continental Divide between 1912 and 1915. This reprint includes essential road and trail data updated by the National Park Service in 1940, reflecting the transition of the region from a mining and ranching frontier into a premier mountain destination. While the eastern gateway at Estes Park is clearly defined, the map also captures the earlier industrial footprints of the Fourth of July Mines and small settlements like Allens Park and Ward. The network of trails, including the historic Ute Trail, follows the natural contours of the Medicine Bow Mountains and the drainage of the Colorado River, providing a look at the early access routes used before the modernization of the park's interior roads.