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1967 Map of Cloud Peak

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Cloud Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The high alpine crest of the Bighorn National Forest is defined here by the jagged transition between Johnson and Big Horn counties. Centered on the massif containing Black Tooth Mountain, Mt Woolsey, and the namesake Cloud Peak, the landscape is a complex network of glacial cirques and high-altitude basins. These granite depressions hold numerous remote water bodies, including Glacier Lake, Diamond Lake, and the deep turquoise of Lake Geneva.

Evidence of early recreational access is visible through the winding path of the Solitude Trail, which navigates the high plateau of Highland Park and passes near Lake Winnie. The drainage patterns show a divide where waters flow toward Big Goose Creek in the north and Kearny Creek to the east. This 1960s-era survey captures the area’s wilderness character before modern foot traffic intensified, providing a clear record of the perennial snowfields and rocky summits that dominate the northern Wyoming skyline.