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1958 Map of Norris Junction

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Norris Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Thermal activity and backcountry outposts define this portion of Yellowstone National Park during the late 1950s. At the northern end, Norris Junction serves as a primary hub, containing the Norris Ranger Sta and the Norris Museum adjacent to the active Norris Geyser Basin. The map captures the complex geothermal landscape in detail, from the Echinus Geyser and One Hundred Spring Plain to the Artists Paintpots within the Gibbon Geyser Basin.

South of these steaming vents, the wilderness transitions into the high terrain of the Central Plateau and the wide expanses of Hayden Valley. The network of trails, including the Howard Eaton Trail and Mary Mountain Trail, connects isolated points like the Mary Lake Patrol Cabin. This survey provides a precise record of the park’s mid-century infrastructure and natural features, from Grebe Lake on the Solfatara Plateau to the headwaters of Nez Perce Creek.