1964 Map of Antelope Knoll

About this map

Antelope Knoll dominates this high-altitude Sweetwater County landscape, providing a topographical anchor for a complex network of seasonal drainages. In the mid-1960s, this area was defined by its water-scarce terrain, where intermittent flows like Meadow Springs Wash and Chicken Spring Wash etched paths through the arid basins. The map reveals a land utilized for transit and resources, marked by an extensive pipeline and a series of rugged jeep trails that navigate the slopes near Chicken Draw and Little Chicken Draw. The presence of these trails and the pipeline suggests the early infrastructure of Wyoming's energy and grazing economy. To the south, Little Chicken Creek provides further evidence of the drainage patterns that shaped human movement and utility in this portion of the high plains before further modern development altered the remote character of the region.