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1951 Map of Dutch Nick Flat NW

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Dutch Nick Flat NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Mueller Cabin stands as a lonely landmark within the drainage basin of Fifteenmile Creek in this 1951 survey of the Wyoming desert. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of intermittent waterways, including Rock Waterhole Creek, Bobcat Creek, and the winding Bobcat Draw, which carve through the high plains. This map was produced as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, documenting the topography just as aerial photography methods like multiplex mapping were becoming standard.

The rugged crossing of the Fenton Pass Road provides the primary transit route through this area of the Big Horn Basin. Positioned along the boundary of Big Horn Co and Washakie Co, the map documents established survey markers like the VABM 5239 Mile station. The geography here is a classic representation of Wyoming rangeland, where named waterholes and seasonal creeks dictated the movement of livestock and early travelers.