Loading map...

1959 Map of Pelican Cone

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Pelican Cone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Hot Spring Basin Group and the surrounding thermal features define this high-altitude landscape within Yellowstone National Park. Mapped during the late 1950s, the terrain shows a primitive network of backcountry infrastructure, including the Fern Lake Patrol Cabin and Cold Creek Patrol Cabin. These structures, alongside the Pelican Springs Cabin, served as essential outposts for wilderness management before modern communications reached these heights.

The central Mirror Plateau and the prominent Pelican Cone rise above a complex drainage system fed by Timothy Creek and Raven Creek. The presence of geothermal curiosities like The Mudkettles and The Mushpots highlights the region's active geology. To the southeast, the topography transitions into the Absaroka Range, where Cathedral Peak and Pyramid Peak overlook the boundary of the Shoshone National Forest.