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1961 Map of Solomon Creek

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Solomon Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-country landscape along the Sierra Madre, marking the boundary between the Medicine Bow National Forest and the Routt National Forest at the Wyoming-Colorado border. The map documents the early 1960s configuration of resource management and recreation in the area, highlighted by the Verde Mine and a designated Gaging Sta along the Little Snake River.

A network of high-altitude transit routes is meticulously recorded, from the industrial utility of the Stock Driveway to the recreational paths of the Huston Park Trail and Pack Trail. These routes follow the natural drainage patterns of Solomon Creek, Harrison Creek, and Deadman Creek. Genealogists and local historians can locate early forest infrastructure, such as the Hog Park Lakeview Campground and various survey markers like VABM Willow, during a period of transition in the management of these federal timberlands.