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1899 Map of Crandall

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Crandall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Sunlight Mining Region anchors the southeastern reaches of this 1890s reconnaissance, a time when prospectors were actively surveying the high basins for mineral wealth. Situated between the eastern edge of Yellowstone National Park and the deep gorge of Clark Fork Canyon, the landscape is defined by the high-altitude drainage systems of the Clark Fork and the Sunlight Creek. Named peaks like Hoodoo Peak, Index Peak, and the distinctive Beartooth Butte provide a vertical framework for the region's early geography.

The settlement at Crandall serves as a lone human outpost in a territory dominated by the Absaroka Forest National and the headwaters of the Lamar River. One notable information-gain detail is the inclusion of the Silvertip Basin and Stinkingwater Peak, names that reflect the rugged prospecting and geothermal character of the Wyoming high country during the late nineteenth century. These early topographic records document the transition from unexplored frontier to a surveyed landscape of federal forests and mineral claims.