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1991 Map of Jim Mountain

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Jim Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Jim Mountain anchors this high-elevation landscape in the Wyoming backcountry, where the Absaroka Wilderness meets the Shoshone National Forest. This mapping reflects a transition in land management during the early 1990s, demarcated by the Wilderness Boundary and the Thirteenth Standard Parallel North. The drainage patterns are particularly complex, featuring a network of evocatively named waterways such as Laughing Water Creek, Singing Brook, and Gunnstock Creek.

A sense of frontier history is preserved in labels like Robbers Roost Cabin near Robbers Roost Creek and the notable The Palisades formation to the northeast. Beyond the steep drainages of Mormon Creek and Sheephead Creek, evidence of human activity is sparse, limited primarily to a few Ranch locations and 4wd trails. The map serves as a detailed record of this protected wilderness area before modern shifts in climate and forest management further altered the high-country ecosystem.