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2020 Map of Mystery Cave

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Mystery Cave
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Pryor Mountains geography dominates this section of the Montana-Wyoming border, where the land falls away into the dramatic depths of Bighorn Canyon and Devil Canyon. This 2020 survey documents a transition from the protected woodlands of the Custer National Forest to the managed landscapes of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. High ridgelines like Tillet Ridge and Burnt Timber-Tillet Ridge provide the backbone for backcountry access via routes such as the Burnt Timber-Tillet Ridge RD 14.

The southern edge of the map follows the Stateline between Carbon County, Montana, and Big Horn County, Wyoming. Researchers will find landmark features such as Ranger's Delight and Yellow Hill overlooking the canyon rims. Modern recreational infrastructure is well-defined, including the Devil Canyon Overlook Road and Canyon Rim Trail, tracing the edges of the high plateaus above the deeply incised drainages of Big Coulee and Booz Canyon.