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1986 Map of Divide Lake

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Divide Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Yellowstone National Park and the Lee Metcalf Wilderness converge in this mid-1980s provisional survey, revealing a landscape defined by high-altitude drainages and strict conservation boundaries. The Gallatin River serves as a primary geographic corridor, winding through the Gallatin Forest near the Montana and Wyoming state line.

The presence of the Cabin Creek Wildlife Management Area and the isolated Divide Lake underscore the region's role as a protected wilderness habitat. Numerous watercourses such as Bacon Rind Creek, Fan Creek, and Monument Creek feed into the larger river systems, while a network of Pack Trails provides the only mapped infrastructure through the backcountry. This map captures the intersection of multiple federal and state jurisdictions before modern digital mapping, preserving the specific placement of wilderness boundaries and seasonal landmarks like Snowslide Creek.