The Gore expedition traveled through the central Colorado mountain range before heading north into the Yellowstone area.

Gore practiced a policy of heavy treading on the land, hauling 30 wagons and more than 50 servants on his expedition of 6,000 miles.

Subsequently, the Gore Range became a site of interest to miners seeking gold and silver during the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Numerous other gold seekers left the slopes of the Gore Range pock-marked with diggings that remain part of the features of the landscape within the forest.

Summit Ranch and Silverthorne 7.4 NW are weather stations on the eastern edge of the Eagle Nest Wilderness below Keller Mountain (Colorado).