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1985 Map of Hot Springs

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Hot Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Hot Springs serves as the gateway to the southern Black Hills, where the Fall River and Hot Brook cut through a dramatic landscape of canyons and limestone buttes. During the mid-1980s, this region was defined by the intersection of federal lands, including the Black Hills National Forest and the vast Buffalo Gap National Grassland. The map reveals the industrial and military footprint on the plains, most notably at the Ordnance Plant (Abandoned) near Igloo and Provo.

Hydrology dominates the eastern half of the sheet, centered on the Angostura Reservoir and the winding course of the Cheyenne River. Transport networks are anchored by the Burlington Northern railroad, which connects settlements like Edgemont and Oelrichs to the broader regional economy. From the high elevations of Parker Peak to the southern border near Ardmore, the map documents a transition from timbered highlands to open prairie.