1962 Map of Bingham Lake

About this map

Canada United States international boundary lines define the northern edge of this Liberty County landscape, where the high plains meet significant topographic elevations. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the looming presence of East Butte and Black Jack Butte, while the northern section transitions into the Flat Coulee Oil and Gas Field. This 1960s survey illustrates a region where resource extraction and isolated ranching coexist within a network of drainage coulees. Water sources like Bingham Lake and Police Creek provide essential markers in a terrain etched by Flat Coulee and Laird Creek. The layout of local infrastructure, including Black Jack Road and the Pipeline, highlights the logistical connections between remote outposts such as Bears Den and the various family ranch sites scattered throughout the coulees.