1951 Map of Dead Indian Hill

About this map

Dead Indian Hill and the surrounding drainage of Fifteen Mile Creek define this section of the Big Horn Basin during the early 1950s. The map illustrates a landscape primarily used for ranching and livestock, evidenced by seasonal habitations and stock management features like the Wagon Hound Bedground and Horseshoe Bedground. Numerous individual dwellings and sheep camps are noted, including the Mc Donald Cabins, Green Cabin, and the already Kemick Cabin (Aband). Water management is critical in this arid terrain, with several small catchments such as School Section Reservoir and Asays Reservoir situated near deep draws and gulches. The convergence of Park, Big Horn, and Washakie counties at the southern edge of the sheet highlights the remote intersection of these regional jurisdictions.