1968 Map of Double Mountains

About this map

The Double Mountains dominate the horizon of this Stonewall County landscape, serving as a primary topographic landmark in the region during the late 1960s. This survey, based on 1966 aerial photography, reveals a remote ranching and energy-producing environment defined by intermittent waterways and rising industrial infrastructure. The drainage system is characterized by the Salt Fork and winding tributaries like Stinking Creek, Wildcat Canyon, and Nicholson Creek. Evidence of mid-century resource extraction is prominent throughout the terrain, with numerous Oil Wells and a significant Pipeline cutting across the southern portion of the quadrangle. Aside from these industrial markings and a few remote Drill Holes, the landscape remains largely open, marked by a natural Spring and the seasonal flow of Long Creek.