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1957 Map of Firehole Basin

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Firehole Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Green River meanders through a labyrinth of canyon walls and named alluvial flats in this mid-century western Wyoming survey. This landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of features like Flattop Mountain and North Chimney Rock, while the riverbed itself is subdivided into distinct grazing or camping areas such as Slippery Jim Bottom, Rye Grass Bottom, and Dutch George Bottom.

A notable technical detail in the margin indicates that the blue hachured area along the river represents the proposed Flaming Gorge Reservoir, marking this as a document of the landscape just before the waters rose. Human presence is sparse but specific, with the Kincaid Ranch and Sage Creek Ranch anchoring the few access points, connected by a network of primitive tracks and a Jeep Trail. Sparse industrial markers, such as a lone Oil Well and a Pipeline, hint at the early energy exploration shaping the high desert.