1972 USGS Topo Map: Mount Harvard, Sawatch Range, Colorado

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1972 USGS Topo Map: Mount Harvard, Sawatch Range, Colorado

Name: 1972 USGS Topo Map: Mount Harvard, Sawatch Range, Colorado
SKU: 1137
Price: 40.00 USD
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This is a USGS topographic map of the Mount Harvard quad in central Colorado, a 1955 edition printed in 1972 at 1:62,500 scale, based on aerial and field survey work in 1953 and 1955. It covers a rugged stretch of the Sawatch Range about 25 miles south of Leadville, spanning parts of Chaffee and Gunnison counties and taking in portions of the San Isabel and Gunnison national forests and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Mount Harvard is one of Colorado’s fourteeners, rising above 14,400 feet among the Collegiate Peaks, and the 80-foot contours trace that high country in detail. The sheet was never folded and the map area is flawless, making it well suited to framing.

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SKU: 1137 Categories: 15 Minute, Colorado

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Mount Harvard
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	25 miles south of Leadville
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1953 and 1955 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1955
PRINTED	1972
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	18 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no blemishes, minor colored pencil marking at lower left collar edge, minor repaired edge tear in bottom collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
NOTABLE PLACES	Sawatch Range, Tincup, and Winfield
COUNTIES COVERED	Chaffee and Gunnison
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Gunnison National Forest, and San Isabel National Forest
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Clear Creek, Columbia Creek, Cow Creek, Denny Creek, East Willow Creek, Frenchman Creek, Hughes Creek, Illinois Creek, Lake Fork, Middle Cottonwood Creek, Middle Willow Creek, Mineral Creek, Morrison Creek, North Cottonwood Creek, North Fork Denny Creek, North Fork Middle Cottonwood Creek, North Texas Creek, Pass Creek, Pine Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Sanford Creek, Silver Creek, South Cottonwood Creek, South Fork Clear Creek, South Pine Creek, South Texas Creek, Texas Creek, and Three Elk Creek
WATER BODIES	Lake Ann, Bear Lake, Clohesy Lake, Cottonwood Lake, Cow Lake, Kroenke Lake, Lake Claire, Lost Lake, Pear Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Rainbow Lake, Lake Rebecca, Silver King Lake, Spout Lake, Texas Lakes, and Twin Lakes
Locations: Browns Cabin, Collegiate Peaks Campground, Colt Spring Campground, Cottonwood Campground, Cottonwood Lake Campground, Cottonwood Lake Picnic Ground, Halfway Station, Hangmans Cabin, Hughes Meadow Campground, Little Johns Cabin, and T-Cross Ranch. Mountain Ranges: Collegiate Peaks and Sawatch Range. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Mount Belford, Birthday Peak, Browns Peak, Mount Columbia, Cross Mountain, Emerald Peak, Granite Mountain, Mount Harvard, Ice Mountain, Huron Peak, Iowa Peak, Jones Mountain, Mount Kreutzer, Middle Mountain, Missouri Mountain, Mount Oxford, Pecks Peak, Sheep Mountain, The Three Apostles, Turner Peak, Virginia Peak, Waverly Mountain, Winfield Peak, and Mount Yale. Valleys and Canyons: Avalanche Gulch, Bertha Gulch, Dead Can Gulch, Deadman Gulch, Delaney Gulch, Denny Gulch, Grassy Gulch, Green Timber Gulch, Harris Gulch, Hewitts Gulch, Hope Gulch, Iwoa Gulch, Jonesy Gulch, Kentucky Gulch, Lulu Gulch, Magdalene Gulch, Missouri Gulch, Morgans Gulch, Porphyry Gulch, Prospector Gulch, Robey Gulch, Sheep Gulch, Short Gulch, Spruce Gulch, and Waterloo Gulch. Parks: Collegiate Peaks Wilderness. Trails: Horn Fork Trail, Pine Creek Trail, South Pine Creek Trail, and Texas Creek Trail. Drainages: Blackbear Creek, Denny Creek, East Willow Creek, Grey Copper Creek, Horn Fork Creek, Hughes Creek, Lake Fork, Middle Willow Creek, Mineral Creek, North Fork Clear Creek, North Fork Denny Creek, North Fork Middle Cottonwood Creek, North Texas Creek, Osbourne Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Sanford Creek, South Fork Clear Creek, South Pine Creek, South Texas Creek, and West Willow Creek. Mines: Banker Mine, Browns Cabin Mine, Fortune Mine, Garden Mine, Gladstone Mine, Holywater Mine, Iron Ore Lode Mine, Last Dollar Mine, Lienhart Mine, Little Guy Mine, Longfellow Claim, Madeline Mine, Magdalene Mine, Middle Mountain Mine, Mike Rabbit Mine, Mound Mine, Silver King Mine, Swiss Boy Dump Mine, Tamarack Mine, and Tasmania Mine. Lakes and Ponds: Anglemeyer Lake, Lake Ann, Bear Lake, Clohesy Lake, Cow Lake, Hartenstein Lake, Lois Lake, Lost Lake, Pear Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Rainbow Lake, Lake Rebecca, Silver King Lake, Spout Lake, Texas Lakes, and Twin Lakes. Waterfalls: Bedrock Falls. Gaps: Browns Pass, Cottonwood Pass, and Elkhead Pass. Basins: Garden Basin, Horn Fork Basin, Mineral Basin, Missouri Basin, Sanford Basin, and Silver Basin. Ridges: Gladstone Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Cottonwood Lake, Fox Lake, Holywater Beaver Ponds, Kroenke Lake, Lake Claire, and Rainbow Lake. Flats: Big Grassy and Harrison Flat.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This vintage sheet is a 1955 edition of the Mount Harvard Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an original 54-year-old 1972 United States Geological Survey print in very good condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Mount Harvard 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1953 and 1955. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.