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1955 Map of Teal Lake

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Teal Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Manville Ranch and Geer Ranch anchor this mid-century portrait of Jackson County's working high-country landscape. This 1955 field-checked survey reveals an intricate network of water management features essential to the ranching economy, including the Lucky Penny Ditch, Baker Ditch, and Easson Ditch. These human-made channels divert water across the drainage of Beaver Creek and the South Fork Beaver Creek, highlighting the critical relationship between topography and irrigation in this part of the Routt National Forest.

Recreational and administrative sites such as the Grizzly Creek Guard Station and Grizzly Creek Campground suggest the dual-use nature of the forest during the post-war era. To the west, the landscape rises toward Newcomb Park and Storm Mountain, dotted with high-elevation water bodies like Teal Lake, Tiago Lake, and Sawmill Lake. Historic infrastructure including the Butler Sch and the Helena Trail provides evidence of the established rural communities and access routes that defined this section of the Rocky Mountains.