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1957 Map of Edie Ranch

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Edie Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Beaverhead Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape along the Idaho-Montana Boundary, where the Continental Divide separates the Beaverhead National Forest and the Targhee National Forest. The 1957 field check records a sparsely populated ranching and wilderness area, centered on the Edie Ranch and the vital waters of Medicine Lodge Creek. The terrain is defined by dramatic peaks and deep drainages, from the northern Red Conglomerate Peaks to the southern reaches of Black Mtn and Heart Mtn.

Canyons and gulches like McNeary Gulch and Poison Canyon reveal the complex water network feeding into larger systems, while high-elevation features like the Antelope Lakes and Robertson Spring provide critical landmarks in this isolated high-country. A single Prospect in the northwest suggests the small-scale mining interests that once scouted these slopes. This survey captures a moment when traditional land use at the Edie Ranch persisted alongside the vast protected lands of two national forests.