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1953 Map of Del Monte Ridge

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Del Monte Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Del Monte Ridge and Sheep Mountain define the high country of Fremont County in the early 1950s, a landscape shaped by intermittent drainage and isolated ranching operations. The area is anchored by the Johnson Ranch and Johnson Pens, illustrating the rural livestock economy that persisted in this part of Wyoming before modern expansion. This 1953 survey captures the complex network of draws that channel seasonal water through the foothills, including Ninemile Draw and Fivemile Draw to the north, and the branching Cedar Draw and Kinney Draw further south.

Transportation is dominated by the path of 287, which follows the natural corridor created by Twin Creek as it winds through the valley floor. Researchers can trace the forks of the waterway, from the North Fork and South Fork to the convergence with Hall Creek and Dry Twin Creek. The map records a quiet era of Western land use where family names like Johnson were still synonymous with the geography.