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1965 Map of Embar

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Embar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The Wind River Indian Reservation Boundary cuts through this landscape of high plains and drainages in Hot Springs County. The settlement of Embar sits near the confluence of the North Fork Owl Creek and South Fork Owl Creek, serving as a focal point for the surrounding ranching and early petroleum activity. To the south, Brooks Ranch occupies a position near Dry Rock Spring Creek, while the expansive Riley Flat dominates the southeastern quadrant.

The presence of scattered Oil Well locations and a rugged Jeep Trail suggests an era of resource exploration and remote land management. Local watercourses like Red Creek and Dry Cottonwood Creek define the drainage patterns that shaped early land claims and livestock movement. This survey provides a precise record of late-20th-century Wyoming high country before modern development altered the footprint of these historic ranching operations.