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1958 Map of Castle Reef

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Castle Reef
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Lewis and Clark National Forest dominates this mid-century landscape where the eastern front of the Rockies meets the high plains. The prominent ridge of Castle Reef serves as a stark vertical boundary between the dense drainage systems of North Fork Deep Creek and South Fork Deep Creek to the north, and the ranching lands to the east. The terrain is marked by a transition from high-elevation timbered gulches like Green Timber Gulch to the irrigated lowlands near Alkali Flat.

Evidence of early ranching and water management is visible in the placement of Kellogg Ranch and Davy High Ranch, which utilized the network of small streams such as Battle Creek. The presence of the Pishkun Canal in the southeast corner indicates the era's focus on diverting mountain runoff to support agriculture in Teton County, while a network of pack and jeep trails suggests a landscape primarily accessed for forest management and livestock grazing.