1991 Map of Emerald Lake

About this map

The Washakie Wilderness and Shoshone National Forest converge in this high-elevation corner of the Wind River Range, where the boundary between Park and Fremont counties bisects a landscape of drainage basins and peaks. The map details a complex hydrographic network including Emerald Lake, Sheep Lake, and Green Lake, which feed high-country streams like Emerald Creek and Needle Creek. Named high points such as Lost Ranger Top, Red Tops, and Crescent Top suggest the surveying challenges of the era, while the Frontier Creek Trail provides the primary corridor through this remote interior. The presence of the Devils Graveyard in the southern section of the quadrangle marks a distinct landform among the headwaters of Petrified Forest Creek and Cougar Creek.