2021 Map of Thorofare Plateau

About this map

Teton National Forest encompasses this high-elevation backcountry in Park County, where the sprawling Thorofare Plateau meets the peaks of the Absaroka Range. The landscape is defined by its drainage systems, with the N Fork Yellowstone River cutting through the southern reaches while Thorofare Cr and its tributaries, including Butte Cr and Hidden Cr, carve deep basins to the north. This 2021 survey highlights a network of established wilderness paths such as the Thorofare River Trl and the Yellowstone River Trl, which provide the primary means of navigation through the steep terrain near Thunder Mtn. The map illustrates a remote environment where the natural contours of the land and the paths of the waterways dictate human movement, far from the infrastructure of developed settlements.