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1951 Map of Fanny Peak

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fanny Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Fanny Peak and Frannie Peak stand as prominent landmarks along the rugged boundary where Wyoming meets South Dakota. This 1951 survey, with revisions from the late 1970s, documents a landscape defined by the Black Hills National Forest and the ranching operations of the L A K Ranch. The terrain is deeply incised by a network of drainage draws and canyons, including Gillette Canyon, Boles Canyon, and Redbird Canyon, which provided critical water sources for local livestock through features like Pease Spring and Roby Spring.

Evidence of early community infrastructure is preserved through labels for the Sweet School and the Summit Ridge Lookout. Water management for agriculture is clearly visible via the L A K Reservoir, an associated Ditch, and a Flume near Stockade Beaver Creek. Industrial activity is represented by multiple stone extractions, including a Rock Quarry and a later Rock Quarry (Inactive), reflecting the area's transition from active production to the preservation of these western highlands.