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1962 Map of The Seven Hermits

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of The Seven Hermits
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

White River National Forest defines the rugged geography of this 1960s Eagle County landscape, where the high ridges of North Hardscrabble Mountain and The Seven Hermits overlook a complex network of drainage gulches and irrigation infrastructure. The map documents an era of high-country land management, showing the early routes of the Slow Trail and various Jeep Trails that provided access to remote features like Sawmill Gulch Spring and Hells Hole.

Evidence of historical water rights and ranching development is visible through named irrigation works such as the Mc Kenzie and White Ditch and the Hollingsworth and White Ditch in the north. Settlement-era landmarks, including the Schoolhouse Fence near Yates Gulch and a lone Mine in the southern sector, offer specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracing the early human footprint in this part of Colorado.