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1964 Map of Storm King Peak

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Storm King Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude landscape in the mid-1960s, serving as the border between the San Juan National Forest and the Rio Grande National Forest. This remote section of the Weminuche Wilderness is defined by its series of numbered and named summits, including the prominent Storm King Peak and the striking Jagged Mountain. Evidence of early exploration and resource extraction is scattered across the terrain, with several unnamed Mines and Prospect sites located near Eldorado Lake and Hunchback Mountain.

Transit through these high basins relied on established paths like the Elk Park Trail and the Bear Creek Trail. The map records the former location of Beartown, indicating a departed era of settlement in this environment. Dozens of alpine water bodies, such as Verde Lake and Balsam Lake, feed the headwaters of the Vallecito Creek and Leviathan Creek systems, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the high San Juans.