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1950 Map of Deep Lake

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Deep Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The high alpine country of the Beartooth Mountains and the Beartooth Plateau dominates this mid-century survey of northwest Wyoming. The landscape is defined by its extreme vertical relief, stretching from the Sunlight Basin in the south to the massive granite heights of Quintuple Peaks and Sawtooth Mtn. The Beartooth Highway winds through the northern reaches, providing access to a series of high-elevation water bodies including Christmas Lake and Gardner Lake.

Lower elevations and valley benches support a network of isolated homesteads and livestock operations, such as McCleary Ranch and Dead Indian Ranch. The inclusion of the Frank N Hammitt Monument and the Natural Corral suggests the early importance of these areas for conservation and grazing management within the Shoshone National Forest. The map also captures specialized terrain details like the Deep Lake Slide Area, reflecting the geological complexity of the Clarks Fork drainage.