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1996 Map of Davis Hill

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Davis Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Buffalo Fork winds through a high-mountain landscape where agricultural holdings meet protected federal lands in the mid-1990s. This survey illustrates the intricate boundary between Grand Teton National Park, the Teton National Forest, and the Teton Wilderness, highlighting the area's legacy of large-scale ranching. Distinctive properties like the Box K Ranch, Buffalo Valley Ranch, and Heart Six Ranch are situated along the river's path, while the Pinto Ranch sits further west near the park boundary.

Water management is a central theme, evidenced by the Elk Ranch Reservoir with its recorded Spillway and Dam, as well as the smaller Wallace Draw Reservoir. The terrain is defined by prominent rises such as Davis Hill and Uhl Hill, and the drainage patterns of Coal Mine Draw and Spread Creek. For the researcher, the map captures a specific era of land use where historic ranching operations remained embedded within the surrounding wilderness of Teton County.