1957 Map of Baggs

About this map

The confluence of the Snake River and the Little Snake River anchors this mid-century survey of the Wyoming-Colorado border. Centered on the settlement of Baggs, the landscape is defined by extensive irrigation works including the Baggs Ditch, Side Canal, and West Side Canal, which support agriculture along the river flats beneath the prominent escarpments of The Bluffs. The map documents a rugged rangeland punctuated by family-named landmarks such as Morgan Ranch and isolated topographic features like Wild Horse Butte and Muddy Mtn. Evidence of early community life is preserved through the locations of the Baggs Cem and Eversole Cem, while an Airstrip near Weber Mesa indicates the era's increasing reliance on aerial transport for this remote high-desert terrain.