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1959 Map of Devils Elbow

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Devils Elbow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Moshannon State Forest covers the majority of this landscape in the late 1950s and early 1970s, where the convergence of Clearfield, Elk, and Cameron counties creates a network of deep drainage runs and timbered ridges. The settlement at Piper serves as a small human anchor near the eastern boundary, marked by a gate and the nearby Lookout Tower standing at 2052 feet.

Industry and infrastructure are woven into the terrain, from the Strip Mine operations near Arnold Mtn to the Radio Range Station that signals across the high ground. The drainage pattern is complex, defined by the winding Moshanon Creek and numerous tributaries like Twelvemile Run and Wykoff Run. Access through these wooded tracts is limited to specialized paths such as Riddle Road and several Jeep Trails, indicating a landscape managed for both timber and state forest conservation.