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1965 Map of Mount Leidy

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Mount Leidy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Mount Leidy stands as a prominent landmark within the Teton National Forest, overlooking a complex network of alpine drainages and high-country trails in the mid-1960s. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of several critical watercourses, including the Gros Ventre River and various forks of North Fork Ditch Creek and Middle Fork Ditch Creek. This era of the forest shows a reliance on seasonal access, with numerous pack trails and jeep trails providing the only passage through the steep terrain between Lavender Hills and the northern summits.

Water features are abundant throughout the quadrangle, from the isolated Toppings Lakes and Leidy Lake to the significant Lower Slide Lake at the southern edge. The map captures a moment when recreation and land management converged at sites like the Red Hills Campground, reflecting the development of Forest Service infrastructure to accommodate outdoorsmen and researchers. This record of the Teton wilderness preserves the exact alignment of remote drainage forks such as Negrohead Fork and Bear Paw Fork before modern environmental or management changes.