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1957 Map of Warm River Butte

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Warm River Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Yellowstone National Park and the adjacent Targhee National Forest define this landscape along the Idaho and Wyoming border during the mid-1950s. The map reveals a high-altitude wilderness managed by a network of outposts, including the Bechler River Ranger Station, the Porcupine Ranger Sta, and the Boundary Creek Patrol Cabin. These stations provided critical oversight for a region punctuated by thermal features like Hot Sprs and dramatic cataracts such as Dunanda Falls.

Human activity outside the park boundaries is marked by remote homesteads and infrastructure, such as the Howell Ranch and Kelly School. The presence of the Reclamation Boundary and various irrigation features like Ditch and Bergman Reservoir highlights the ongoing efforts to manage water resources for the lower valleys. This survey captures a moment when the wild terrain of Bechler Meadows and Squirrel Meadows remained largely accessible only by Jeep Trail and pack paths.