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1956 Map of Fish Lake

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Fish Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Continental Divide cuts through the high country of Fremont County, marking the boundary between the Shoshone National Forest and Teton National Forest. In the mid-1950s, this landscape was defined by remote high-altitude waters and seasonal livestock operations, notably Red Flat Cow Camp. The map details a complex hydrology feeding the Missouri River Basin, including the namesake Fish Lake and the headwaters of Warm Spring Creek, Sheridan Creek, and Trout Creek.

Transport through this wilderness relied on a network of Pack Trails and Jeep Trails, highlighting the era's dependence on traditional mountain travel and early off-road vehicle access. From Trout Creek Lake in the north to the Boundary of the Lake Woods in the south, the survey reveals a terrain of high ridges and named drainage basins like Bullmoose Creek and Quaker Creek, serving as a record of mid-century land use in the Wyoming Rockies.