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1989 Map of Stinkingwater Peak

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Stinkingwater Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

High-altitude mineral extraction and wilderness preservation intersect in the Absaroka Mountains on this 1989 survey. The map details the complex geological meeting point of Yellowstone National Park, the Shoshone National Forest, and the North Absaroka Wilderness. High peaks such as Stinkingwater Peak and Hoodoo Peak dominate the skyline, while the Hoodoo Basin provides a dramatic drainage for the Lamar River.

A legacy of mining exploration is evident in the southeast, where names like Novelty Mine, Evening Star Mine, and Prospect Painter Mine appear along the headwaters of Silvertip Creek and Galena Creek. These sites, reached by a winding Pack Trail, represent the late-20th-century footprint of prospectors in a landscape otherwise defined by its isolation and protective boundaries. The map also traces the rugged courses of Sunlight Creek and Blackbird Creek, which carve through the volcanic terrain of Dike Mountain and Lamar Mountain.