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1938 Map of Mt Bonneville

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Mt Bonneville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Continental Divide zigzags through this high-altitude landscape on the border of Fremont and Sublette Counties, defining a region of immense geological scale. Surveyed in the late 1930s by T. F. Murphy and S. C. Kain, the map details the high peaks of the Wind River Range, including Mt Bonneville, Mt Geikie, and Mt Washakie. The map reveals the intricate drainage patterns of the era, where Milky Creek and the Middle Fork Lake system feed into the Boulder Creek watershed.

Evidence of seasonal mountain life and early forest management appears at the South Fork Guard Station and Cow Camp. These isolated outposts are connected by a network of historic trails, such as the Low Line Trail and Scab Creek Trail, which provided essential access through the Shoshone National Forest and the western edge of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The dense concentration of alpine water bodies, from Scab Lake to the Milky Lakes, highlights a wilderness used for both grazing and early conservation efforts.