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1901 Map of Cloud Peak

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Cloud Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Bighorn National Forest dominates this turn-of-the-century topographic record, which captures the high-altitude landscape of northern Wyoming between Bighorn and Johnson counties. The survey work of H.S. Wallace and F.E. Matthes reveals a complex network of glacial features, from the dramatic heights of Cloud Pk. and Black Tooth to secluded alpine water bodies like Lake Solitude and Mistymoon Lake.

Evidence of early human presence is scattered along the lower drainages, including the settlement of Rome near the southern border and Soldier Park along the North Fork Clear Creek. The map provides an intricate look at the drainage basins for the Tensleep and Shell systems before modern development reached these peaks. For genealogists and researchers, the inclusion of named landmarks like Ed Point and Hazelton Peak offers specific points of reference for early grazing or exploration in the Cloud Peak Wilderness area.