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1965 Map of Davis Hill

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Davis Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Three Rivers Ranch and the Buffalo Valley Ranch anchor the northern reaches of this mid-1960s landscape, situated where the Buffalo Fork and Pacific Creek wind through the Teton region. The map captures a moment of established land use patterns, from cattle ranching to the early recreational footprint at Lava Creek Campground. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, with Davis Hill and Burro Hill overlooking the meandering river valleys below.

Resource extraction history is visible in the presence of Mines and Prospects located near Coal Mine Draw and Wallace Draw. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Elk Ranch Reservoir and the drainage network of Spread Creek, providing a detailed look at the hydraulic management of the area just before the publication of this field-checked study. The boundaries of the Teton Wilderness, Grand Teton National Park, and Teton National Forest intersect here, reflecting the complex jurisdictional nature of this high-altitude terrain.