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1962 Map of Banty Point

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Banty Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Rangely Oil Field dominates the northern landscape of this Rio Blanco County region, illustrating a mid-century industrial footprint marked by numerous Drill Holes, pipelines, and a Refinery. This petroleum-rich area transitions into the Coal Oil Basin, where worker settlements like California Camp and Texas Camp were established near local amenities including a Golf Course and Radio Tower. The geography is defined by the sharp NW-SE orientation of Raven Ridge, which separates the industrial basin from the winding path of the White River to the south.

Waterways like Shavetail Wash and Big Trujillo Wash cut through the high desert, leading toward the prominent lookout at Banty Point. Away from the main river valley, the terrain becomes increasingly complex around Shavetail Park, accessible only via a network of trails and jeep trails. The map captures a moment when resource extraction and remote ranching infrastructure coexisted in the high basin country.