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1955 Map of Cody

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Cody
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Cody serves as the gateway to the vast wilderness and high mountain ranges that define this 1955 survey of northwestern Wyoming. The landscape is dominated by the massive Absaroka Range and the high elevations of Younts Peak and Phelps Mountain, while the agricultural heart of the Bighorn Basin is visible to the east. Water management is a central theme, evidenced by the engineering of the Buffalo Bill Dam and the Shoshone Powerplant, which regulate the Shoshone River to support settlements like Powell and Garland.

Transport and industry follow the contours of the terrain, with the Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR threading through the basin to reach towns such as Lovell and Greybull. The map details the transition from the high-altitude Teton Wilderness and North Absaroka Wilderness to the lower elevation irrigation projects of Emblem Bench. This specific edition, updated with 1978 aerial photography, provides a look at the region after the creation of Bighorn Lake and the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.