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1966 Map of Sleepy Cat Peak

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Sleepy Cat Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Sleepy Cat Peak stands as the prominent landmark in this mid-1960s survey of the high country along the Moffat Co Rio Blanco Co line. The landscape is defined by a complex network of water management, evidenced by the Carrigan Averill Ditch and the Owen Carrigan Ditch which feed several high-altitude catchments like Cove Lake Reservoir and Konopik Reservoir. These features, alongside the Morapos Cow Camp, suggest a legacy of high-country ranching and irrigation in the heart of the White River National Forest.

Transitioning into the Routt National Forest to the east, the terrain becomes increasingly steep toward Wilson Mesa and Baldy Mountain. The presence of several gas wells on the western slopes of Iles Mountain indicates the area's early energy development, while the numerous labels for Pack Trail routes emphasize the remote nature of the terrain during this era before modern access roads reached these ridges.