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1966 Map of Slide Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The high-country divide of the Rocky Mountains is defined here by the intersection of three counties—Moffat, Routt, and Rio Blanco—during the mid-1960s. The landscape is dominated by the massive terrain of Big Sugarloaf Mountain and Upper Sugarloaf Mountain, with the hydrological network draining into the Williams Fork and the South Fork Williams Fork. This area, managed between the White River National Forest and Routt National Forest, shows a wilderness infrastructure of remote landmarks like Scott Hill and the small clearing at Salt Park.

Evidence of high-altitude water management and travel is visible through Sullivan Ditch and a remote Pack Trail that crosses the southern portion of the quadrangle. Significant water features including Berry Lake and Pagoda Creek carve through the steep topography, while a Gaging Sta on the Williams Fork indicates the importance of monitoring snowmelt and runoff in this mountain system during the era of post-war resource management.