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1960 Map of Devil Slide

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Devil Slide
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The eponymous Devil Slide formation and the complex drainage systems of Hot Springs County define this 1960 landscape. Surveyed as part of the Missouri River Basin development program, the map documents a transition between early homesteading and industrial energy extraction. Evidence of local history is found at the Nickelson Place and the cattle-and-horse economy indicated by landmarks like the Jack Welch Basin and Moore Springs.

A network of seasonal watercourses, including Warm Springs Creek and the Grass Creek canyon system, carves through the terrain between Twin Buttes and the Grider Basin. Transportation and industry are marked by the Wild Horse Butte Road and the presence of several wells, signaling the proximity of the Wild Horse Butte Oil Field during a period of active resource development in the Wyoming interior.