1956 Map of Whiteley Peak

About this map

The Rabbit Ears Range and the Continental Divide dominate this mid-century landscape where Jackson and Grand counties meet. This high-country region is defined by its working cattle ranching heritage, with private holdings like Haworth Ranch and Ritschard Ranch established along the drainage of Muddy Creek. A single community institution, the Muddy Valley Sch, serves as a landmark for the dispersed families of the valley. The map documents an era of established alpine grazing and timber access within the Routt National Forest, connected to the outside world by U.S. 40 and Colo. 84. Notable topographic features such as Grannys Nipple, Chimney Rock, and Whiteley Peak provide significant navigational points for researchers of early Colorado high-country settlement and land use.