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1953 Map of Buzzard Ranch

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Buzzard Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Buzzard Ranch sits at the heart of this high-plains landscape in Carbon County, where the ranching economy of the mid-20th century is mapped through its infrastructure of ditches and shearing facilities. The sheep and cattle operations are further evidenced by the Buzzard Ranch Shearing Pens and the outlying Burtch Ranch. In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, the terrain rises sharply into the Ferris Mountains, overlooking the Roberts Ranch (Aband) and a small settlement of Miners near Bear Canyon.

Water management is a central theme, with the Buzzard Road navigating between various springs and seasonal drainages like Arkansas Creek and Sand Creek. The wide expanse of the Arkansas Flats and the protected bowl of Castle Basin highlight the geographic isolation of these homesteads. This 1953 field-checked survey documents a period when these family-named landmarks and the Pipe Line corridor were the primary markers of human presence in this remote Wyoming range.