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1986 Map of Buffalo Meadows

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Buffalo Meadows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Yellowstone National Park reveals its geothermal and high-country character in this 1980s provisional survey of the Buffalo Meadows quadrangle. The map highlights the active natural plumbing of the region, anchored by the Imperial Geyser located near the eastern boundary. This area is characterized by a network of seasonal wetlands and drainage systems, including Sentinel Creek and Fairy Creek, which carve through a landscape marked by thermal features and prominent elevations like Twin Buttes.

The infrastructure here is purely recreational and wilderness-oriented, reflecting the park's management during the mid-1980s. A web of Ski Trails and Pack Trails provides the only access through Sentinel Meadows, illustrating the transition from winter recreation to summer backcountry use. This document is a precise record of the park's topography before significant modern shifts in hydrothermal activity or forest composition.