1952 Map of Bob Lakes

About this map

Shoshone National Forest and the Wind River Indian Reservation meet along a complex boundary in this high-altitude 1952 survey. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the Kirkland Mountains and a series of glacial basins containing Big Milky Lake, Little Milky Lake, and Crater Lake. The presence of the Meadow Creek Lookout Tower on Bold Mountain underscores the area's importance for resource management and fire surveillance during the mid-century. High mountain transit is marked by Indian Pass, while a network of drainages including Bull Lake Creek and the forks of North Fork Willow Creek provide the primary hydrological structure for this wilderness terrain. This map captures the administrative and natural geography of the region before modern digital mapping, reflecting the Missouri River Basin development program's detailed study of western water sources.