2021 Map of Clay Buttes SE

About this map

White Mtn dominates this high-desert landscape in Sweetwater County, where the terrain is defined by a series of north-south ridges and drainages. The map traces the essential transportation corridors of the region, including the historic route of Old Hwy 191 and the strategic Chiltons Cutoff to the south. Water is a defining yet intermittent presence here, marked by the courses of Alkali Cr, Fourteenmile Cr, and Killpecker Cr. These drainage patterns, such as the descent through Long Canyon, illustrate the erosional forces shaping this part of the Red Desert. This 2021 update by the U.S. Geological Survey provides a detailed view of the Public Land Survey System grid across Townships 21 and 22 North, reflecting the modern administrative and geophysical reality of this Wyoming backcountry.