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1966 Map of Alpine

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Alpine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Palisades Reservoir dominates the landscape at the meeting of the Snake, Salt, and Greys rivers. This mid-1960s survey documents the community of Alpine and the nearby Alpine Junction, situated at a vital mountain crossroads near the Idaho-Wyoming border. The reservoir's underwater contours, provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, reveal the original river channels of the Snake River before its impoundment.

The map details a region defined by high-elevation wilderness and recreation, showing numerous campsites like Alpine Campground and Hoffman Campground. Three major federal lands converge here: Targhee, Caribou, and Bridger national forests. Local infrastructure of the era is preserved in the form of a Landing Strip and a Gravel Pit, alongside an intricate network of backcountry paths such as the Indian Creek Trail and Pack Trail winding through Long Spring Basin.