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2021 Map of Buffalo Peak

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Buffalo Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Medicine Bow National Forest encompasses the majority of this high-elevation terrain in Converse County, where the Laramie Mountains rise to prominent summits like Buffalo Peak and Sullivan Mtn. The landscape is defined by a complex network of drainages including Box Elder Cr, La Prele Cr, and Buffalo Cr, which carve deep features such as La Prele Gorge and Peterson Canyon. The small settlement of Boxelder sits at the northwestern edge of the sheet, serving as a rare point of human habitation in a region primarily used for timber and grazing.

Evidence of the area's geological character is found in distinctive landmarks like Standing Rock and Bear Rock. Water sources are critical in this environment, represented by Boiler Spring and the high-altitude Elk Lake. The map details the transition from open draws like Keely Draw to the steeper slopes of Peterson Mtn, reflecting the rugged watershed management patterns common in the central Wyoming range during the early twenty-first century.