1984 Map of Buckhorn

About this map

Black Hills National Forest dominates this topographic study of the Wyoming-South Dakota borderlands, a landscape defined by sharp canyons and high-elevation springs. The map centers on the small settlement of Buckhorn, where Buckhorn Creek meets Cold Springs Creek. To the north, the terrain gives way to the deep cut of Grand Canyon and the notable Riflepit Canyon. The presence of the Black Hills State College (Hardy Campus) at Hardy highlights the institutional reach into this high country during the late twentieth century.