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1968 Map of Ranger Peak

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Ranger Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Grand Teton National Park and the adjacent Targhee National Forest meet in this high-altitude wilderness, defined by the sharp divide of the Teton Range. The landscape is a network of deep glacial canyons and formidable summits, including the prominent Ranger Peak and Rolling Thunder Mountain. A lone Patrol Cabin situated near Moose Basin represents the sparse human infrastructure in this remote backcountry during the late 1960s.

Transport through this terrain was limited to specialized paths like the Webb Canyon Trail and the Bitch Creek Trail (Pack), which followed drainage basins and crossed high points such as Nord Pass. Water features are abundant, from the cascading Wilderness Falls in Waterfalls Canyon to high-elevation bodies of water like Talus Lake and Dudley Lake. The map documents the intricate drainage patterns of the North Fork Moran Creek and South Fork Moran Creek before they descend into the lower valleys.