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1957 Map of Trail Ridge

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Trail Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Trail Ridge Road winds across the high alpine tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park, following a path that crests at points like Iceberg Pass and Rock Cut. Surveyed in the late 1950s, this sheet reveals the infrastructure of mid-century park tourism and recreation, including the Ski Lodge and Ski Lift within Hidden Valley. The landscape is defined by the massive peaks of the Mummy Range, where Rowe Glacier and Desolation Peaks overlook deep glacial basins like Hanging Valley.

Concrete markers of human presence are scattered through the backcountry, from the Patrol Cabin near Lawn Lake to the Toll Memorial and Forest Canyon Overlook. Water management and park operations are visible at the Pumping Sta and various Ranger Stations. Notable transit milestones along the high-altitude route are captured at Rainbow Curve, Many Parks Curve, and the sweeping Tundra Curves, providing a record of the road's engineering before modern modifications.