2010 Map of Chicken Creek SE

About this map

Kinney Rim defines the eastern topography of this high desert region in Sweetwater County, where the landscape is marked by remote drainage systems and access routes managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The area is characterized by seasonal watercourses like Alkali Creek and the deep incision of Hells Canyon near the southern boundary. Human presence is primarily indicated by a network of back-country thoroughfares, including the arterial Hiawatha Rd and Blm Road 4407, which trace the high ground and canyon floors. These roads serve as the primary conduits through an area where the terrain dictated transport patterns long before modern mapping, providing a look at the geographic constraints that shaped movement across the Wyoming-Colorado borderlands during the early 21st century.