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1962 Map of Wolf Creek

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Wolf Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Ashley National Forest and Uinta National Forest converge in this high-altitude landscape, documented during a 1962 field check. The terrain is defined by the headwaters of the West Fork Duchesne River, which flows through a deep valley between Lightning Ridge and the heights of Red Creek Mtn. Traces of earlier boundary surveys are preserved here, including the Old Indian Treaty Bdy and a formal Base Line that crosses the central wilderness.

Evidence of human activity in this remote backcountry is limited to scattered benchmarks and utilitarian sites like Bear Camp and several Gaging Stations along the waterways. A network of Jeep Trails and a significant Pipeline cut across the drainage basins of Wolf Creek and Red Creek, showing how the land was managed for resources and transit in the mid-20th century. The map also identifies numerous family-named landmarks such as Buckley Draw and Annie Mae Creek, alongside isolated water features like Blue Lake.