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1991 Map of Dead Indian Meadows

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Dead Indian Meadows
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

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North Absaroka Wilderness dominates this corner of the Shoshone National Forest as mapped in the early 1990s. The landscape is defined by the high alpine drainage of Dead Indian Creek and the sweeping Sunlight Basin to the north. A significant portion of the area is managed as protected wilderness, where the Wilderness Boundary cuts across the headwaters of the Dry Fork and Morning Creek.

Evidence of high-elevation geography is visible in the network of mountain springs and remote water bodies such as Elk Lakes and Bear Springs. The Chief Joseph Scenic Highway provides the primary access through this territory, cresting at the notable Dead Indian Pass in the northeast. This survey details the complex network of trails and unimproved roads, including the Clarks Fork Wapiti, that connected these meadows and ridges before modern development reached the higher peaks of Pat O' Hara Mountain.