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1905 Map of Younts Peak

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Younts Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Dubois stands at the confluence of the Wind River and Horse Creek, serving as a gateway to the high wilderness of the Absaroka Range and the Teton National Forest at the turn of the twentieth century. The map documents a landscape of early cattle ranching and mineral exploration, evidenced by numerous family-named homesteads such as Burlingham's Ranch and Rocking Chair Ranch, alongside the Clarks Placer Mines and a local Sawmill.

Remote geological features define the high country, from the Du Noir Glacier and Old Geysers to the Natural Bridge near Warm Spring Canyon. Long-established routes like the Union Pass Trail and Fish Lake Wagon Trail connect these isolated outposts, tracing the paths of early surveyors and settlers through the Continental Divide. The presence of landmarks like Welty's Hall in Dubois and the Ranger Cabin near Horse Creek Basin highlights the community hubs and administrative beginnings of this high-elevation territory.