1960 Map of Buck Draw

About this map

Mud Lake Flats and the nearby Mahoney Lakes define this high-desert basin along the border of Sweetwater and Carbon counties. Surveyed as part of a development program for the Missouri River Basin, the map illustrates a landscape shaped by intermittent water and industrial utility. A prominent Pipeline cuts across the northern terrain, signaling the mid-century expansion of energy infrastructure through the Wyoming backcountry. The topography is anchored by Buck Draw and the broad Separation Flats, while survey markers like Vabm Hope and Vabm Range provide precise reference points for this high-elevation plateau. This survey offers a clear view of the region's transition into a modern resource-extraction corridor during the early 1960s.