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1972 Map of Yampa

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Yampa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Yampa and the railway-oriented settlement of Phippsburg serve as the primary hubs in this early 1970s survey of the Upper Yampa Valley. The area's industrial character is defined by the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad corridor, which follows the Yampa River as it winds through a landscape of ranching and extraction, including active Strip Mines to the north.

Topographic landmarks such as Devil's Grave Mesa and the Palisades rise above a complex network of tributaries, including North, Middle, and South Hunt Creek. Genealogists will find the Yampa Cem clearly marked near the town site, while the southwestern portion of the sheet transitions into the protected timberlands of the Routt National Forest. Distinctive formations like Finger Rock and the Eagle Rock Lakes provide specific orientation points for researchers tracing old property lines or early mountain trails.