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2013 Map of Trail Ridge

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Trail Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Rocky Mountain National Park contains some of the highest alpine terrain in Colorado, captured here in detail with its high-altitude peaks and glacial features. The Mummy Range dominates the northern portion of the sheet, with towering summits like Hagues Peak and Ypsilon Mountain rising above high-mountain lakes such as Lawn Lake and Spectacle Lakes. In the northeast, the presence of the Rowe Glacier highlights the era’s remaining permanent ice fields.

Logistics and travel through this vertical landscape are defined by the winding route of Us-34 E, which passes several noted overlooks and hairpins including Rainbow Curve and Many Parks Curve. The map records specific points of human history amidst the wilderness, including the Louis R Levings Grave and the Endovalley Campground near the base of the Fall River valley. Deep glacial carvings are evident at Hanging Valley and the broad meadows of Horseshoe Park, where the river meanders through the flats before reaching Horseshoe Falls.