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1911 Map of Uncompahgre

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Uncompahgre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Lake City serves as a primary hub in this high-altitude survey, anchored by the narrow-gauge operations of the Denver and Rio Grande RR which follows the Gunnison River through the dramatic Black Canyon. The map details a landscape of transition where mining camps like Spencer, Vulcan, and Dubois dot the drainages of Cebolla Creek and Willow Creek. Industrial markers of the early twentieth century are prominent, including the Gunnison Mine and the timber operations at Van Boxels Sawmill.

Elevations rise sharply toward the southern boundary, where Uncompahgre Peak and the Iron Beds define the high country of the Uncompahgre National Forest. Smaller settlements and transit points like Sapinero, Lake Junction, and Kellogg Siding illustrate the distribution of early ranching and mining populations. The mapping of the Alpine Plateau and Cannibal Plateau provides a topographic view of the region before modern development altered the remote drainages.