Loading map...

2017 Map of Yellow Mountain

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Yellow Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Absaroka Range peaks and high mountain drainages define this wilderness landscape in Wyoming’s Park County, where the high-altitude headwaters of the N Fork Yellowstone River gather. The terrain is characterized by steep glacial cirques and prominent massifs, most notably Yellow Mtn, situated along the shared boundary of the Shoshone National Forest and Teton National Forest.

Primitive travel corridors like the Thorofare River Trail and the Butte Creek Trail provide the only significant human access through this roadless backcountry. Numerous named tributaries, including Thorofare Cr, Woody Creek, and the confluence at Esmond Forks, illustrate a complex hydrological network that feeds the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The absence of modern development highlights the area's preservation as a critical ecological corridor within the national forest system.