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1992 Map of Saddleback Mtn

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Saddleback Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Saddleback Mountain and the high ridges of the Medicine Bow National Forest dominate this high-altitude landscape along the Converse and Albany County line. The map reveals a complex network of seasonal drainages and mountain passes, where the Seventh Standard Parallel North and the Guide Meridian West meet. Human presence is sparse, limited primarily to the remote McDonald Cabin and a spiderweb of 4wd tracks that provide access through deep cut features like Bear Canyon and the valley of La Bonte Creek.

The terrain is marked by prominent peaks including North Sawtooth Mountain, Middle Sawtooth Mountain, and South Sawtooth Mountain to the south, while Baldy Peak and Slick Rock anchor the northern reaches. These summits and the naming of features like Jenkins Pass and West Fork Pass indicate the importance of established routes through this difficult geography during the late 20th-century revision of this Forest Service land.