Address | southwest of Buffalo Creek in Pike National Forst |
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Quad | Pine, 1954 |
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Section | S2&3, T8S, R71W |
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Elevation | 7600-7100 |
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Source | Colorado Cultural Resources Survey #5JF508, 1989, CHS |
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Initialdate | 1998-12-20 00:00:00-07 |
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Person | KER |
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Latestdate | 2012-12-03 00:00:00-07 |
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Person2 | REL |
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History | Site consists of a sunken track from a wagon road along the side of Miller Gulch. Remnants of wooden fence are visible in some areas. This route may have been used by J. Higginson in the 1860s to access his Wellington Lake Ranch from the North Fork if the South Platte River valley. From 1880 to 1920 the road was used to access habitations in the upper Miller Gulch Ranger Station. |
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Active | 1 |
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Lifecyclestatus | Active |