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1899 Map of Ishawooa

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Ishawooa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Stinkingwater Mining Region anchors the southeastern corner of this high-altitude landscape, signaling the prospecting interests that drove early exploration of the Absaroka Range. Surveyed in 1893, the terrain is a complex of deep canyons and massive plateaus, including the Trident Plateau and Thorofare Plateau. The map highlights a critical junction of three early federal land designations: the Shoshone National Forest, Teton National Forest, and the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park.

Strategic mountain crossings like Ishawooa Pass and landmarks such as Ishawooa Cone and Clouds Home provided essential navigation points for early travelers between the North Fork Shoshone River and the interior. The drainage patterns of Thorofare Creek and Ishawooa Creek reveal a wilderness largely untouched by permanent settlement at the time of the survey, defined instead by geological features like Wapiti Ridge and Ishawooa Mesa.