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1965 Map of Wright Creek

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Wright Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Pincock Hot Springs and a nearby Swimming Pool mark a distinctive thermal feature in the Madison and Teton county borderlands during the mid-1960s. This survey records the eastern slopes of the Big Hole Mountains as they descend into the Targhee National Forest. The landscape is defined by a dense network of drainages including Wright Creek, Canyon Creek, and Warm Creek, which carve through the high terrain.

Evidence of local land use is seen in the scattered infrastructure like the Landing Strip in the northeast and a small Cem (cemetery) located near the junction of mountain roads. A long Canal system and various trails, including a named Pack Trail and Jeep Trail, trace the movement of people through this transition between agricultural foothills and forest wilderness. The settlement of Smith appears as a primary point of reference in the northwestern corner of the quadrangle.