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1960 Map of Spanish Point

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Spanish Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Bighorn National Forest provides the setting for this early 1960s study of the high-elevation drainage systems in north-central Wyoming. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of Medicine Lodge Creek and its tributary, Dry Medicine Lodge Creek, which carve deep canyons as they descend from the plateau. Human activity is concentrated around summer grazing and forest management, evidenced by the Taylor Cow Camp and the Paint Rock Lakes Guard Station.

High country lakes like Upper Paint Rock Lake and Lower Medicine Lodge Lake serve as primary landmarks for a network of pack routes, including the Edelman Trail and North High Park Trail. The presence of the Paint Rock Lodge and various jeep trails reflects the era's transitioning land use, where traditional ranching infrastructure began to support increasing seasonal recreational access to the wilderness interior near Spanish Point.