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1989 Map of Canoe Lake

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Canoe Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Yellowstone National Park and Shoshone National Forest meet in this wilderness area, where the terrain is defined by the high-elevation drainage of Cache Creek. The 1989 survey reveals a landscape largely untouched by permanent development, focused instead on backcountry preservation within the Absaroka North Wilderness. Small water bodies like Canoe Lake and the various forks of Pack Creek provide the primary landmarks for navigation through the remote valleys.

Outdoor recreation and administrative boundaries are the central features of this map. The presence of Miller Campground at the southern edge suggests the transition from accessible recreation areas to the primitive interior, while the Timber (Pack) Trail offers a glimpse into the historic routes used by forest rangers and pack trains. This record preserves the precise alignment of national park and forest borders before the natural landscape underwent contemporary ecological shifts.