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2017 Map of Doty Hill

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Doty Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Goshen Hole defines the topography of this corner of Goshen County, forming a large low-lying basin where the Goshen Hole Rim breaks the high plains. The landscape is marked by prominent elevations such as Doty Hill and the distinctive Horseshoe Butte in the southeast. Water is scarce in this arid cattle country, represented primarily by Cherry Cr and Deer Cr winding through the townships.

Settlement patterns in the late 20th and early 21st centuries are concentrated at the edges of the quadrangle, with Rockeagle in the south and the residential area of Harmony Heights in the northeast. A network of rural routes, including Booth Rd and Teeters Rd, connects the scattered ranching operations and homesites throughout the basin. This map documents the persistent agricultural character of the region as it appeared in the 2010s, maintaining the grid of the Public Land Survey System established decades earlier.