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1943 Map of Mt Wallace

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Mt Wallace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Absaroka National Forest dominates this landscape, where high-altitude ridges and deep basins define the borderlands between Park County and Yellowstone National Park. The survey showcases a primitive infrastructure reliant on isolated outposts like the Hellroaring Ranger Station and Buffalo Fork Ranger Station. These stations, along with the remote Bull Moose Cabin, served as vital hubs for forest management and backcountry travel before modern development reached the high country of the Absaroka Ridge.

The hydrography is particularly intricate, following the drainages of the Boulder River and Hellroaring Creek. Significant landmarks like Mt Wallace and Iron Mtn tower over named basins such as Silver Basin and Clover Basin. The map captures a moment of wilderness administration in the early 1940s, documenting a network of named trails that connected these high-mountain features through the Buffalo Plateau.