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1992 Map of Sand Lake

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

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

The Medicine Bow National Forest dominates this high-altitude landscape in the early 1990s, where the headwaters of the Medicine Bow River and its East Fork carve through the northern reaches of the Snowy Range. This survey captures the complex hydrology of a glaciated plateau, featuring a dense network of water bodies including Sand Lake, Deep Lake, and the alpine North Gap Lake. The terrain is marked by significant elevations like Windy Hill and Lookout Mountain, while the presence of the Carbon Co Albany Co boundary line emphasizes the administrative division of this wilderness.

Transportation through the area is limited to rugged access routes such as the Stillwater Park Road and a system of backcountry paths including the Deep Creek Trail and Sheep Lake Trail. These trails connect remote basins like those containing Crescent Lake and Shelf Lakes, indicating the area's importance for recreational navigation and forest management during this period of the late 20th century.