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1968 Map of Horseshoe Lake

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Horseshoe Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Mount Baldy and Round Top Mountain dominate the high-altitude landscape of this 1968 field-checked survey. Located within the Bridger National Forest, the region is defined by a dense concentration of alpine water bodies, from the sprawling Chain Lakes and Bell Lakes in the north to the isolated Lake Ethel and Blueberry Lake in the south. The terrain is marked by deep glacial carving, evident in the dramatic Boulder Canyon and the course of North Fork Boulder Creek.

Access through the Bridger Wilderness is recorded via a primitive network of routes, including the Highline Trail and Timico Lake Trail. These pathways provide the only passage through steep passes like Hat Pass. The map serves as a detailed record of the hydrography of the Wind River Range, capturing the interconnected drainage of Fall Creek and Baldy Creek before modern environmental shifts altered these high-country basins.