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1986 Map of Dome Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Yellowstone River cuts a prominent path through the southern end of Paradise Valley in this mid-1980s provisional survey. This reach of the river is flanked by the towering peaks of the Absaroka Range and Beartooth Mountains, with the topography rising sharply from the water to the heights of Dome Mountain and the distinctive Sphinx Mountain. Much of the land is managed as part of the Gallatin National Forest, including the protected Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

Evidence of historical transit is found along the river's edge, most notably at the Yankee Jim Canyon. Here, the map tracks an Old Railroad Grade and a Pack Trail, marking the legacy of 19th-century passage through this narrow corridor. Small settlements like Sphinx and natural features like Rigler Bluffs and Slip and Slide Creek emphasize the specific nomenclature of this mountain landscape during a period of expanding wilderness protection.