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1964 Map of Storm King Peak

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Storm King Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude section of the San Juan National Forest, marking the boundary between significant watersheds in the mid-1960s. This survey records a landscape shaped by both alpine geology and a history of extraction, evidenced by several mines and prospects scattered near Hunchback Mountain and Kite Lake. The presence of the Beartown (site) provides a specific point of reference for researchers of former mining settlements that once dotted these remote peaks.

The topography is dominated by the sharp relief of the Grenadier Range and the San Juan Mountains, where prominent summits like Storm King Peak, Vestal Peak, and Jagged Mountain are precisely charted. High basins are filled with numerous alpine waters, including Sunlight Lake, Eldorado Lake, and the source waters of Vallecito Creek, all connected by a network of primitive routes such as the Elk Park Trail and various unnamed pack trails.