Silverton Colorado Camp Bird USGS Topo Map 1962 Vintage

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Silverton Colorado Camp Bird USGS Topo Map 1962 Vintage

$34

This is a USGS 15-minute topographic map, a 1955 edition printed in 1962, in good condition on thick stock. The quad area covers the rugged San Juan Mountains country of southwestern Colorado, including the town of Silverton and the old Camp Bird mining locale, with portions of the Uncompahgre, San Juan, Rio Grande, and Gunnison National Forests and the Weminuche Wilderness within its boundaries. It maps this high-altitude mining country before the Silverton Mountain Ski Area existed, showing the terrain as it stood in the mid-1950s.

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SKU: 13 Categories: 15 Minute, Colorado

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Silverton
STATE	Colorado
LOCATION	10 miles southeast of Telluride
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1951 and 1955 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1955
PRINTED	1962
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	80 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	17 x 21 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	14 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, midsheet horizontal and vertical foldlines (1/4)
MAP AREA	no markings, no blemishes
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, very minor blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

This vintage sheet is a 1955 edition of the Silverton Colorado USGS topographic map. It is an original 64-year-old 1962 United States Geological Survey print in good condition.

SHEET NOTES
Surveyed before the existence of the Silverton Mountain Ski Area.

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 Silverton 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 1951 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.

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-> Camp Bird and Silverton
* Counties Covered-> Hinsdale, Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel
* Federal Land Units-> Amercian Flats, Gunnison National Forest, Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area, Rio Grande National Forest, San Juan National Forest, Uncompahgre National Forest, Uncompahgre Wilderness, and Weminuche Wilderness
* Rivers and Streams-> Animas River, Arrastra Creek, Bear Creek, Canyon Creek, Cement Creek, Cinnamon Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cunningham Creek, Deer Park CreekFall Creek, and others
* Water Bodies-> Bullion King Lake, Lake Como, Crystal Lake, Denver Lake, Lake Emma, Highland Mary Lakes, Ptarmigan Lake, Silver Lake, Sloan Lake, and Verde Lake