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1901 Map of Cloud Peak

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Cloud Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Cloud Peak dominates the skyline of the Big Horn Mountains in this late nineteenth-century survey, conducted just as the Big Horn National Forest was established. The map meticulously documents the high alpine environment, from the glaciers near Black Tooth to the deep incisions of Tensleep Canyon and Leigh Canyon in the southwest. Rare early Wyoming settlements like Rome and Burke appear at lower elevations, while the interior is a network of named water bodies including Lake Solitude and the Paintrock Lakes.

Tracing the boundary between Big Horn and Johnson counties, the map reveals a landscape defined by its drainages. The Powder River and Nowood Creek systems draw water from the high divides, passing through terrain marked by landmarks like Mather Peak and Hazelton Peak. The level of detail from surveyors H.S. Wallace and F.E. Matthes captures the area before modern infrastructure, showing primitive routes like the Pass and grazing areas such as Soldier Park.