1968 Map of Camel Hump Reservoir

About this map

Camel Hump and its eponymous Camel Hump Reservoir anchor this 1968 landscape in Natrona County, defined by a network of ephemeral watercourses and resource extraction sites. The high plains terrain is carved by the Fitzpatrick Draw, Meadow Gulch, and Dead Horse Draw, which lead toward the more prominent Dead Horse Creek. Human presence is marked by industrial activity, with several labels for Well and Drill Hole locations scattered across the townships. A significant piece of local transportation history is preserved in the trace of an Old Railroad Grade that cuts through the southern portion of the quadrangle near Castle Creek. This path, alongside the Wild Horse Road, suggests the historical movement of livestock and materials through this arid section of Wyoming before later modernizations.