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1968 Map of Fremont Peak North

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Fremont Peak North
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Shoshone National Forest contains some of the highest elevations in Wyoming, dominated by the massive ice fields of the Wind River Range. This 1968 survey, field-checked during the late 1960s and revised in the 1990s, documents the intricate drainage systems and alpine hydrology of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness. The landscape is defined by its massive glaciers, including the Dinwoody Glacier and the Sacagawea Glacier, which feed into high-altitude water bodies like Klondike Lake and the North Fork Bull Lake Creek.

The presence of naming conventions like Backpackers Pass and the Ink Wells Trail (Pack) indicates the area's primary use for recreation and mountaineering. High-altitude summits such as Mount Sacagawea and Fremont Peak serve as primary landmarks along the continental divide, while the lower elevations show the transition into the Dry Creek drainage. The map provides an essential baseline for studying the historic extent of the Fremont Glaciers before late-century changes.