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1993 Map of Cottonwood Canyon

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Cottonwood Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Cottonwood Creek Canyon dominates the northern reaches of this Wyoming landscape, where the Bighorn National Forest meets the open range of Big Horn County. This 1993 revision, based on surveys dating back to the mid-1960s, documents a transition from the elevated Lowmiller Bench to the drainage networks of Five Springs Creek and Rainbow Canyon. Water management is central to the area’s utility, evidenced by the High Ditch in the northwest and numerous named water sources like Harmon Springs, Moncur Springs, and the dramatic Melody Falls.

Resource extraction and land use are etched into the terrain through various Prospects and a Drill Hole, reflecting the mineral exploration that has historically occurred along the flanks of the Bighorn Mountains. The map tracks the winding path of Willow Creek and Sheep Creek, providing a detailed look at the hydraulic patterns and the Fourteenth Standard Parallel North that defines the local surveying grid.