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1956 Map of Snow Lake

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Snow Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Shoshone National Forest defines the geography of this mid-century survey, where the high-altitude landscape is shaped by the confluence of the Wiggins Fork and several alpine creeks. The map provides a look at a wilderness infrastructure reliant on pack animal transport, specifically highlighting the Frontier Creek Trail (Pack), Wiggins Fork Trail (Pack), and Indian Point Trail (Pack).

A rare structural landmark in this backcountry area is the Double Cabin (Ruins), located where the river valley widens between Norton Point and the Caldwell Basin. High peaks such as Coffman Butte and Crescent Top overlook glacial features like Snow Lake and Elk Lake. This mapping was completed as part of the Department of the Interior's Missouri River Basin development program, utilizing aerial photography from 1953.