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1986 Map of Nye

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

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Stillwater River carves through this mountain valley where the settlement of Nye serves as a small hub for the surrounding livestock and forest activities. A notable Buffalo Jump near the river bank points to long-standing human activity on this landscape, while the Cem and various corrals suggest a settled ranching history. The terrain is marked by high plateaus like Horseman Flats and several small water bodies including Zeeteman Lake and Horseman Flats Lake.

Infrastructure in the mid-1980s includes a Substa and Gaging Sta, indicating managed water and power resources. Much of the western and southern reaches are protected within the Custer National Forest, where a network of draws and coulees, such as Griffin Draw and Stanley Coulee, drain the high country toward the valley floor. The Prospect Trail provides one of the few designated paths through the more difficult terrain north of the river.