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1971 Map of Wolf Mountain

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Wolf Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Wolf Mountain and Slippery Sides Mountain dominate this corner of Routt County in the early 1970s, a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and high-altitude water systems. The map captures a topography marked by mining activity and remote access, with several Mine locations and specific sites like the Franz Mine and Grey Mine indicating the region's extraction history. These are connected by a network of primitive Jeep Trail paths that weave through the drainage basins of Deep Creek and Wolf Creek.

The drainage network is remarkably dense, featuring family-named or descriptive waterways such as Butcherknife Creek, McCrosky Gulch, and Farnsworth Creek. Notable landmarks like Rattlesnake Butte and Sand Mountain stand as prominent navigation points among the numerous gulches and creeks, including Meadow Gulch and Little Cheney Creek, which drain toward the lower elevations of the surrounding quadrangle.