Highland Peak Colorado Snowmass Village USGS Topo Map 1988

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Highland Peak Colorado Snowmass Village USGS Topo Map 1988

$52

This USGS 7.5-minute topographic sheet is a 1960 edition with photorevisions through 1987, printed in 1988 and in excellent condition — very lightly handled, never folded, and on thick stock that has kept it smooth and flat. It covers a stretch of Pitkin County in the Colorado high country near Snowmass Village, taking in part of the White River National Forest and the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. As a record of Snowmass Village and its ski resort in the late 1980s, it captures a well-known corner of Colorado ski country, and the sheet carries a University of California inventory stamp in the bottom right collar from its earlier institutional life.

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SKU: 806 Categories: 7.5 Minute, Colorado

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Description

MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Highland Peak
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	Vicinity of Snowmass Village
SERIES	7.5-minute
SURVEYED	1958 and 1960 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1960
REVISION	1987
PRINTED	1988
SCALE	1:24000
CONTOUR INTERVAL	40 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	21 7/8 x 26 7/8 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	17 5/8 x 22 3/4 inches
COVERAGE AREA	7 x 9 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes, University of California inventory stamp in bottom right collar
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1960 edition of the Highland Peak Colorado USGS topographic map revised in 1987 using aerial photography. It is an original 38-year-old 1988 United States Geological Survey print in excellent 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 Highland Peak 7.5-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, paths, 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 1958 and 1960. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
This map is from the 7.5-minute series, the most detailed series that is widely available from the USGS. The 1960 Highland Peak map is a valuable historical record for the area. It contains some placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.

The map was photorevised in 1987. Any features that changed or were added between the original edition year of 1960 and the photorevision year of 1987 are overlayed in purple. The purple overlay provides an excellent view of the fast-growing and changing areas within the quad boundary.

PLACENAMES
The following places are found within the boundary of this quadrangle. They may or may not be shown or labeled, depending on the map series and vintage.
* Cities and Towns-> Snowmass Village
* Counties Covered-> Pitkin
* Federal Land Units-> Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness and White River National Forest
* Rivers and Streams-> Brush Creek, East Fork Brush Creek, East Snowmass Creek, Hunter Creek, Maroon Creek, Owl Creek, Roaring Fork River, Snowmass Creek, Spring CreekWest Fork Brush Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Marolt Reservoir and Wildcat Reservoir