1970 Map of Duck Lake

About this map

The Overland Trail cuts a historical path across this high-desert terrain in Carbon County, marking a vital nineteenth-century corridor for westward migration. Surveyed just before the 1970s, the landscape is defined by its drainage systems and natural basins, most notably Duck Lake and the winding course of Muddy Creek. Evidence of resource exploration and historical preservation is present through several labeled drill holes and a dedicated Historical Marker situated near the trail's path. Rising above the surrounding draws and gulches, Pine Butte serves as a prominent landmark in a region otherwise characterized by intermittent watercourses like Coal Gulch and Antelope Creek. This sheet preserves the technical and historical details of a remote Wyoming landscape during a period of modern geologic mapping and land management.