Tower Junction Wyoming USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1984 Vintage

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Tower Junction Wyoming USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1984 Vintage

$40

First published in 1959, this sheet was printed in 1984 and is in excellent condition, never folded, smooth and flat on thick stock. The quad sits inside Yellowstone National Park along the Wyoming-Montana border, taking in the Tower Junction area where the park’s northern roads meet, drawn at 1:62,500 with a 40-foot contour interval. The country here is the high, rugged terrain of Yellowstone’s northern range, and having never been folded, the sheet lies flat enough to frame.

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SKU: 923 Categories: 15 Minute, Montana, Wyoming

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Tower Junction
STATE	Wyoming, Montana
LOCATION	Yellowstone National Park, 65 miles southeast of Bozeman, MT
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1954 and 1959 Aerial and Field Survey
EDITION	1959
PRINTED	1984
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	40 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	18 x 22 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	12 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	12 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Excellent
SHEET NOTES	very lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, no blemishes
MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
COUNTIES COVERED	Park
FEDERAL LAND UNITS	Yellowstone National Park
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Agate Creek, Amethyst Creek, Broad Creek, Buffalo Creek, Burnt Creek, Carnelian Creek, Cascade Creek, Deep Creek, Elk Creek, Geode Creek, Hellroaring Creek, Jasper Creek, Lamar River, Little Buffalo Creek, Little Cottonwood Creek, Lost Creek, Moss Creek, Oxbow Creek, Shallow Creek, Slough Creek, Sulphur Creek, Tower Creek, Wrong Creek, and Yellowstone River
WATER BODIES	Floating Island Lake, Lost Lake, and McBride Lake
Wyoming Populated Place: Bannock Ford, Buffalo Ford, Tower Junction, and Yanceys. Locations: Hellroaring Ranger Station, Roosevelt Lodge, Sevenmile Hole, Slough Creek Patrol Cabins, Tower Fall Campground, and Tower Ranger Station. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Amethyst Mountain, Bumpus Butte, Crescent Hill, Dunraven Peak, Garnet Hill, Hedges Peak, Junction Butte, and Mount Washburn. Valleys and Canyons: Lamar Valley, Devils Den, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and Lamar Canyon. Trails: Buffalo Plateau Trail, Coyote Creek Trail, Mount Washburn Spur Trail, Sevenmile Hole Trail, Specimen Ridge Trail, and Yellowstone River Trail. Drainages: Agate Creek, Antelope Creek, Broad Creek, Buffalo Creek, Burnt Creek, Carnelian Creek, Crystal Creek, Deep Creek, Elk Creek, Geode Creek, Hellroaring Creek, Jasper Creek, Lamar River, Little Buffalo Creek, Little Cottonwood Creek, Lost Creek, Moss Creek, Quartz Creek, Shallow Creek, Slough Creek, Sulphur Creek, Tower Creek, Wrong Creek, and Yancy Creek. Lakes and Ponds: Floating Island Lake, Lost Lake, McBride Lake, and Rainy Lake. Buildings: Yellowstone National Park Fire Department Tower Junction Station. Waterfalls: Lost Creek Falls and Tower Fall. Bluffs: Overhanging Cliff. Gaps: Dunraven Pass, The Cut, and The Narrows. Bridges: Barronette Bridge. Ridges: Specimen Ridge. Reservoirs and Tanks: Bump-Sullivan Reservoir. Flats: Pleasant Valley. Pillars: The Needle. Springs: Rainbow Springs, Washburn Hot Springs, Calcite Springs, Coffee Pot Hot Springs, Inkpot Spring, and Nymph Spring.
Montana Trails: Buffalo Plateau Trail. Drainages: Buffalo Creek and Coyote Creek.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This vintage sheet is a 1959 edition of the Tower Junction Wyoming USGS topographic map. It is an original 42-year-old 1984 United States Geological Survey print in excellent condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection. Maps of this vintage are printed on durable stock and are well-suited for outdoor activities and recreation of all kinds, including hiking, backpacking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, backcountry skiing, geocaching, general exploration, treasure hunting, etc.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Tower Junction 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, utilities and energy infrastructure, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1954 and 1959. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.