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1983 Map of Baggs

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Baggs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The Little Snake River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transit along the Wyoming-Colorado border. This 1983 revision captures the high-desert and alpine landscape where the Medicine Bow National Forest meets the sagebrush flats of the Mexican Flats. Traces of Western migration are visible through the path of the Overland Trail and the site of Washakie Station, reflecting the area's importance as a thoroughfare before modern highways.

Industry in the region is defined by remote extraction, with numerous sites such as the Bridger Mine, Ferris-Haggarty Mine, and Rudefeha Mine scattered across the high country near the Continental Divide. Small agricultural and ranching hubs like Baggs, Dixon, and Savery anchor the river bottoms, while the eastern portion of the sheet rises sharply into the Sierra Madre mountains, featuring prominent landmarks like Bridger Peak and Battle Lake.