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1953 Map of South Pass City

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of South Pass City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

South Pass City stands as a focal point of the Oregon Trail's higher elevations, where the legacy of the 1860s gold rush persists through a landscape marked by industrial mining. The terrain is defined by the steep drainages of Willow Creek and Hermit Gulch, where several named mines like the Carissa Mine and Duncan Mine are situated near the Historical Marker. This 1950s documentation, updated in the late 1970s, captures the enduring footprints of extraction along the southeastern edge of the Shoshone National Forest.

South of the mining activity, the map reveals isolated ranching and travel features, such as the Erramouspe Place and the winding course of the Sweetwater River. The confluence of various waterways, including Slaughterhouse Gulch and Pine Creek, illustrates the complex hydrology of this high-plateau region. The inclusion of Landing Strips and the South Pass Road indicates the modernization of this once-remote frontier pass.