1986 Map of Stratton Mtn

About this map

Stratton Mountain dominates this mid-1980s terrain, a high-altitude landscape defined by the expansive Somerset Reservoir to the south and a network of glacial ponds including Stratton Pond and Bourn Pond. Most of the area is protected under the Green Mountain National Forest and the Lye Brook Wilderness Area, where the famous Appalachian Trail and Long Appalachian Trail wind across the ridges. The map captures a moment when the Vermont backcountry was largely centered on recreational conservation and water management, with the Deerfield River and its East Branch feeding the reservoir. Evidence of early settlement patterns remains visible in the steep drainage of Pike Hollow and the scattered Cem markers, while the town boundaries of Winhall, Stratton, and Somerset reflect the region's historic civil divisions.