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1969 Map of Cretaceous Mountain

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Cretaceous Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Mountain Home Ranch sits in the northern reaches of this Wyoming landscape, where the high-altitude terrain is defined by the massive ridge of Cretaceous Mountain and the broad expanse of Big Mesa. The 1969 field survey documents an era of significant energy extraction within the Oil Field, marked by a sprawling network of Gas Wells and a central Pipeline corridor.

Hydrological features are critical in this arid environment, evidenced by numerous named water sources including Mountain Home Spring, Tip Top Spring, and DeGraw Spring. The drainage patterns of Dry Basin Draw and Lackey Draw reveal the erosional forces shaping the basin, while the presence of a Pumping Sta near Piney Creek underscores the industrial infrastructure required to move resources across this isolated Sublette County terrain.