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1901 Map of Cloud peak

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Cloud peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Big Horn Mountains dominate this high-altitude survey, defined by the glaciated peaks and alpine lakes within the Big Horn Forest Reserve. At the turn of the century, the landscape was a destination for early mountaineers and surveyors like H.S. Wallace and F.E. Matthes, who mapped the dramatic relief of Cloud Pk and Black Tooth. The map illustrates a complex hydrologic network, where hundreds of high-country basins feed into Paintrock Creek and the West Tensleep Creek.

Evidence of human habitation is sparse at these elevations, clustered primarily around isolated outposts like Soldier Park and the settlement of Rome. The drainage patterns suggest the era's reliance on these waters for lower-elevation agriculture, as seen in the diverse collection of named lakes such as Lake Solitude, Seven Brothers Lakes, and Misty Moon Lake. The detailed topography captures the transition from the steep eastern face near Canyon Park to the expansive plateaus of Burke Ridge.