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1961 Map of Encampment

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Encampment
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Encampment and Riverside serve as the primary nodes of settlement in this high-altitude Wyoming valley, where the cattle-ranching economy of Carbon County is vividly illustrated by a dense network of irrigation features. The landscape is defined by the Encampment River and its various forks, which feed a complex system of water rights including the Encampment Ditch, Enlarged Wagoner Ditch, and Pacific Ditch. These diversions support numerous family-held properties such as Peryam Ranch, Finch Ranch, and the Oldman Ranch.

To the south, the terrain climbs into the Medicine Bow National Forest, where steep drainages like Purgatory Gulch and Hell Creek dominate. Evidence of earlier mining activity appears in several prospects and the appropriately named Tram Gulch. The Union Pacific rail line and a modest landing strip near Riverside connect this productive agricultural basin to the wider region, while the Encampment Cem remains a quiet landmark for local genealogists.