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1953 Map of South Pass City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of South Pass City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

South Pass City stands as a focal point of the Wyoming mining frontier in this mid-century survey, surrounded by a dense concentration of quartz mines and historic gulches. The settlement, indicated with its local Cem and Landing Strips, sits along Willow Creek just south of the Shoshone National Forest boundary. The landscape is a map of late-19th and early-20th-century extraction, with the Carissa Mine, Franklin Mine, and King Solomon Mine following the mineral veins of the South Pass district.

Southward, the terrain opens toward the Sweetwater River, a vital watercourse for the region's transport and ranching history. Noted sites like Erramouspe Place suggest the area's agricultural footprint, while the Historical Marker and Deadman Trail point to the deep heritage of the Oregon and Mormon trails that passed through this high desert gateway. The detailed drainage patterns of Slaughterhouse Gulch and Pine Creek illustrate the difficult environment navigated by early prospectors and settlers.