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1956 Map of Dead Indian Peak

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Dead Indian Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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The Shoshone National Forest contains a complex network of high-elevation drainages and early 20th-century outposts as seen in this 1956 survey. The northern half of the sheet is defined by the Sunlight Mining Region, where the presence of Lee City (Aband) and Sulphur Camp points to the area's legacy of prospecting. Private landholdings are marked by distinctive family-named operations like the Quarter Circle Lazy Open A Ranch and Riddle Ranch, scattered along the banks of Sunlight Creek.

To the south, the landscape is dominated by massive geological features, including the towering Dead Indian Peak and the nearly vertical wall of The Wall. Natural features such as Sweetwater Mineral Springs and Big Creek Falls are accessible only by a primitive Pack Trail network, reflecting the backcountry nature of this terrain before modern road development. The presence of the Sunlight Ranger Sta indicates the early administrative management of these wild lands.