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1901 Map of Cloud Peak

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Cloud Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

The Big Horn Mountains dominate this high-altitude survey, defined by a labyrinth of alpine lakes and dramatic peaks along the Boundary Line between Big Horn and Johnson Counties. At the center of the sheet, Cloud Pk. and Black Tooth anchor a glacial landscape where drainage patterns diverge into complex creek systems. To the west, Lake Solitude and the Medicine Lodge Lakes feed into the deep canyons of Paintrock Creek, while the eastern slopes drain through Clear Creek and North Piney Creek.

The map captures the region at the turn of the century when permanent human footprints were sparse, consisting primarily of the small settlement at Rome and the outpost at Soldier Park. The terrain illustrates a primitive road and trail network, including a route leading toward the distant Fort McKinney. This survey by H.S. Wallace and F.E. Matthes provides an early, precise record of high-elevation features like Seven Brothers Lakes and Hazelton Peak before modern recreation and access altered the wilderness character.