2012 Map of Five Fingers Butte

About this map

Five Fingers Butte and the surrounding high desert of Sweetwater County define this portion of the Wyoming landscape. The terrain is characterized by a network of intermittent watercourses, including Red Cr and Bear Cr, which drain the arid plains toward the south and west. Water security in this environment is evidenced by remote features such as Kinch McKinney Spring, Osborne Spring, and the Scotty Lake basin. Man-made infrastructure is sparse but critical, primarily consisting of Bureau of Land Management routes like BLM Road 3225 that navigate the ridges between landmarks like Bastard Butte. To the southwest, the John Hay Reservoir serves as a significant catchment point in an area otherwise dominated by seasonal drainage and isolated springs.