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1992 Map of Elk Mountain SW

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Elk Mountain SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1996

About this map

Medicine Bow National Forest dominates the southern reaches of this Wyoming landscape, where the Medicine Bow River and its accompanying slough carve through the high-elevation terrain. The map documents a sophisticated network of water management essential for high-plains ranching, featuring numerous diversions like the Highland Ditch, Tableland Ditch, and Harlin Robinson Ditch.

Evidence of early 1990s rural settlement is preserved through several named homesteads, including Cheesbrough Ranch and Ollikalla Ranch, while the Bow River Work Center serves as a hub for forest operations. Cultural markers like the Cem near the northern boundary and the Sederlin Slide to the east provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. The transition from the open Pass Creek Basin to the timbered national forest illustrates the varied economic and environmental use of the land.