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1966 Map of Palisades Peak

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Palisades Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Targhee National Forest and Teton National Forest meet at the Idaho-Wyoming border in this 1966 survey. The landscape is defined by the steep drainage systems feeding into the Snake River, with numerous tributary canyons such as Dead Man Canyon and Lost Canyon cutting through the high country. At the heart of the map, Palisades Peak and Little Palisades Peak overlook Upper Palisades Lake, a high-elevation water body fed by Palisades Creek.

A network of named paths, including the Pack Trail, follows natural corridors like Vacation Canyon and Austin Canyon, illustrating how this mountain environment was accessed and managed before modern road development. Notable landmarks such as Starvation Peak and Ice Cave reflect the nomenclature of early exploration and the difficult nature of the terrain. The map also delineates the high-altitude boundary between Bonneville and Teton Counties as it crosses Mosquito Creek.