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1996 Map of Alpine

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Alpine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The settlement of Alpine serves as the gateway to this high-altitude landscape where the Custer National Forest meets the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness. This 1996 revision documents a terrain defined by glacial activity and drainage patterns, specifically the parallel valleys of West Rosebud Creek and East Rosebud Creek. These waters feed prominent basins including West Rosebud Lake and the elongated East Rosebud Lake.

The map reveals the intricate network of alpine water bodies that characterize the Stillwater and Carbon County border, from Rainbow Lake in the south to the secluded Phantom Lake nestled beneath the Phantom Glacier. Named summits such as Mount Inabnit, Saddleback Mountain, and the descriptively titled Mount Hole-in-the-Wall highlight the dramatic relief. This survey is essential for understanding the late-20th-century trail access and the preserved wilderness of the Beartooth range before modern environmental shifts.