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2015 Map of Altvan

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Altvan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The southeastern outskirts of Cheyenne meet the high plains on this survey, where the urban grid gives way to an intricate network of irrigation and livestock infrastructure. The legacy of the Hereford Ranch is central to this landscape, visible through the Wyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number 1, Wyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number 2, and the engineered paths of the Wyoming Hereford Ranch Ditch Number 1. These water systems, alongside Stewart Ditch and Kingman Ditch, illustrate the intensive management of resources required for ranching and agriculture in the Laramie County region.

Further east, the settlement of Altvan sits near the headwaters of drainage systems like Little Crow Cr and Little Simpson Cr. The terrain is defined by natural erosional features such as Bull Canyon and Porter Draw, which break the level surface as it slopes toward the state line. Local transportation is marked by family-named routes such as Alex Ranch Rd, Liz Ranch Rd, and HR Ranch Rd, reflecting the parceling of the land into substantial private holdings.