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1979 Map of Sundance

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Black Hills National Forest straddles the border of Wyoming and South Dakota, where rugged elevations meet the prairie. In the late 1970s, the landscape around Sundance and Moorcroft is defined by a network of established ranching routes and industrial corridors. The Burlington Northern and Chicago and North Western railroads traverse the terrain, reflecting the region's reliance on rail transport for minerals and livestock.

Water management is prominent in the northern reach, where the Belle Fourche River feeds into the Keyhole Reservoir. To the south, smaller industrial outposts like Clay Spur and Jerome appear along the rail lines near Pine Ridge. Notable landmarks like Inyan Kara Mountain and the Historical Monument provide touchstones for local history and surveying, while the dense cluster of peaks including Terry Peak and Bald Mountain mark the high country of the eastern border.