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1993 Map of Medicine Wheel

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Medicine Wheel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark sits as the central high-altitude focus of this 1993 study of the Bighorn National Forest. The landscape is defined by its extreme elevation changes and specialized infrastructure, including a series of runaway truck ramps and a truck runaway ramp situated along the steep descent routes. These safety features, alongside the FAA Radio Tower F. S. Radio atop Medicine Mountain, indicate the intersection of traditional land use and modern transit requirements in this high-country environment.

Local landmarks such as Cow Camp and numerous stock tanks suggest a history of seasonal grazing, while place names like Devil Canyon and Hole-in-the-Wall describe the deeply incised drainages typical of the range. The sheet also documents many unnamed 4WD trails and abandoned tracks branching off from the Guide Meridian and Fourteenth Standard Parallel North, providing a detailed record of the forest's accessibility at the close of the twentieth century.