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1899 Map of Ishawooa

Name: 1899 Topographic Map of Ishawooa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Stinkingwater Mining Region lies in the southeastern corner of this high-altitude landscape, surveyed by Frank Tweedy in the late 19th century. The area is defined by massive natural barriers, including the Wapiti Ridge and the broad Ishawooa Mesa. To the west, the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park cuts through the high ground of the Trident Plateau and Thorofare Plateau.

A network of drainage basins feeds the North Fork Shoshone River and the Wapiti River, with notable peaks like Ishawooa Cone and Kingfisher Peak serving as primary landmarks for early travelers and prospectors. This survey captures a moment when the Shoshone National Forest lands were being formally documented by reconnaissance methods, preserving the nomenclature of features like Ishawooa Pass and Clouds Home before modern development reached these peaks.