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2011 Map of Mount Tyndall

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Mount Tyndall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Mining operations and cattle ranching define the rugged character of the Wet Mountains in this modern-era study of Custer County. The landscape is heavily marked by a legacy of extraction, concentrated particularly around the settlement of Querida and the Rosita Hills. Here, the prominent Bassick Mine and Big Stake Nickel Mine stand near the base of Mount Tyndall, signaling a complex history of sub-surface exploration that extends north toward McKinley Mountain.

In the lower elevations and creek valleys, the economy transitions toward established homesteads and ranching. Named sites like Armstrong Ranch, Jones Ranch, and Kness Ranch border the drainages of Brush Hollow Creek and Oak Creek. The map provides an exceptionally detailed look at the interface between private landholdings and resource extraction, visible in the density of claims such as the Antrim Claim and the Nightingale Claim scattered across the high terrain.