1901 Map of Bald Mountain

About this map

Bighorn Forest Reserve dominates this 1898 survey, capturing the northern Wyoming high country before the establishment of modern infrastructure. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the deep Devil Canyon and Cookstove Basin in the northwest to the prominent peaks of Medicine Mtn and Bald Mountain. Early industrial and ranching footprints are visible through the Fortunatus Mill and the isolated Sheldons Ranch near the southern boundary. The topography reveals a complex drainage network where the Little Bighorn River and Tongue River originate among the ridges. Local history is etched into the terrain at Cloverly and across the Sheridan Co Bighorn Co line, providing a record of the early political and physical divisions in this high-altitude region.