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1965 Map of Pickle Pass

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Pickle Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

McCain Guard Station serves as a lone outpost in this 1960s survey of the high mountain terrain where the Teton National Forest and Bridger National Forest meet. The landscape is defined by the convergence of the Greys River and Little Greys River, with the massive spine of Grayback Ridge dominating the northern horizon. Movement through this wilderness is restricted to primitive paths such as the Pack Trail, Jeep Trail, and a Stock Driveway, indicating an economy based on seasonal grazing and forest management rather than permanent settlement.

Historical transit points like Pickle Pass and Telephone Pass provide narrow corridors through the steep relief of Middle Ridge and toward the summit of Deadman Mountain. Significant drainages including Blind Bull Creek and the sequentially named First Creek through Fourth Creek carve deep into the forest, illustrating the complex hydrology of the Salt River Range before modern development altered these remote Wyoming backcountry routes.