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1965 Map of Squirrel Creek

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Squirrel Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The high country of Gunnison National Forest is defined here by a network of drainage basins and high alpine terrain in the mid-1960s. Mining activity is evident through the Smith Mine near the northern boundary and the Hinkle Mine situated above Grays Gulch. These operations, along with scattered prospects, point to the region's extraction history, while an Old Railroad Grade running alongside Ohio Creek marks the path of earlier industrial transport.

Water management for the surrounding area is visible in the presence of the Cunningham Reservoir and Kenny Moore Reservoir. The landscape is largely roadless, relying instead on a system of pack routes like the Lowline Trail and several unnamed Pack Trails that traverse the West Elk Wilderness. This survey captures the transition from active resource extraction to more protected wilderness management in the Gunnison area.