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1996 Map of Kidney Lake

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Kidney Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Ashley National Forest and the High Uintas Wilderness dominate this high-elevation landscape in the late 1990s. The map captures a rugged drainage system defined by the Brown Duck Basin and its cluster of alpine lakes, including Kidney Lake, Island Lake, and the larger Moon Lake to the east. Human presence is light and primarily administrative or recreational, marked by the Lake Fork Guard Station and the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation boundary at the southern edge.

Historical utility is evidenced by the Paint Mine tucked into the slopes above Slate Creek and the network of gulches like Miners Gulch and Peterson Gulch. Strategic crossings such as Miners Gulch Bridge and Lower Stillwater Bridge provide access points for the Rock Creek area. The topographic detail highlights the prominent Roosevelt Duchesne Ridge, which separates the northern lake basins from the deep southern canyons.