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2011 Map of Uncompahgre Peak

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Uncompahgre Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Henson Creek and its southern tributaries define this high-altitude landscape, where the concentrated mining claims of the San Juan Mountains are documented in detail. The settlement of Henson serves as the primary landmark in the southeast, situated near the sprawling Ute and Ulay Group Mine. Along the drainage of North Fork Henson Creek, a dense cluster of historic lode mines is recorded, including the Gallic-Vulcan Mine, Capitol City Mine, and Yellow Medicine Mine.

The map reveals a transition from industrial activity to high alpine wilderness, dominated by the massive summits of Uncompahgre Peak and Matterhorn Peak. The northern reaches are shaped by the headwaters of the East Fork Cimarron River and Big Blue Creek, where naming conventions like Silver Mountain and Silver Jack Mine underscore the era's mineral focus. High-altitude gulches such as Yellowstone Gulch and Owl Gulch provide narrow corridors between the rugged ridges and iron-rich formations of the Iron Beds.