2021 Map of Alkali Butte

About this map

Alkali Butte rises above the drainage of Alkali Creek in this portion of the Wind River Basin, a landscape defined by expansive public lands and energy-sector corridors. The presence of Gas Hills Rd and Oil Springs Rd underscores the regional focus on resource extraction and transit across the high plains of Fremont County. Surveyed decades after the peak of Wyoming's uranium boom, the map reveals the persistent infrastructure used to navigate this dry terrain, where intermittent water features like Carter Draw carve paths through the section lines. The township and range divisions, including t1s r6e and t34n r95w, illustrate the intersection of the Wind River Meridian and the 6th Principal Meridian, a characteristic surveying anomaly found in this part of the state.