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1994 Map of Signal Butte

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Signal Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

The South Platte River winds through this section of the Pike National Forest, defining a landscape where ranching life and forest management intersect in Teller Co. This mid-1990s revision reveals the distribution of remote outpost properties like Turkey Rock Ranch, Lost Valley Ranch, and the Ho-Brook Ranch, reflecting the area's history of private inholdings within public lands. The terrain is marked by distinctive granite formations and high points such as Signal Butte, which towers over the drainage basins of Phantom Creek and the North Fork.

Evidence of earlier wilderness infrastructure remains visible at the Old Phantom Creek Ranger Station, while the Ranger Trail and Signal Butte Road provide the primary access into the steep gulches. Though predominantly dedicated to forestry and recreation, a lone Mine in the eastern portion of the quadrangle serves as a reminder of the mineral prospecting that once characterized much of the Front Range.