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1967 Map of South Twin Mtn

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of South Twin Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The White Mountain National Forest dominates this 1967 survey, covering the intersecting boundaries of Bethlehem, Franconia, Livermore, and Lincoln. This high-altitude landscape is defined by the high peaks of the Twin Range and the Franconia Range, including North Twin Mtn, South Twin Mtn, and the prominent Mt Garfield. The map captures the infrastructure of mid-century backcountry recreation, highlighting the network of the Appalachian Trail as it traverses ridges between the Galehead Hut and various primitive shelters like the Garfield Pond Shelter.

Water resources are concentrated in the north with the Littleton Reservoir and the Beaver Brook Recreation Area. The drainage patterns of the North Branch Gale River and Zealand River dictate the historical path of trails such as the Gale River Trail and Twinway. On Mt Garfield, the presence of a Mt Garfield Lookout Tower indicates the era's reliance on active fire observation across these heavily timbered slopes.