2000 Map of Whiteley Peak

About this map

Muddy Creek winds through the high country of Grand County, defining a valley where ranching outposts like the Haworth Ranch and Ritschard Ranch established a presence near the Muddy Valley Sch. This landscape is dominated by the Rabbit Ears Range and the Continental Divide, which separates the Routt and Arapaho national forests. The terrain is marked by distinctive geological features such as Grannys Nipple, Grannys Nightcap, and the prominent Whiteley Peak. High-altitude water sources including the Ryder Lakes and Parsons Reservoir serve the drainages of Lindsey Creek and Antelope Creek. The presence of several family-named ranches and a rural schoolhouse along the creek bottom illustrates the persistent, though sparse, human footprint within this high-elevation wilderness at the turn of the 21st century.