2012 Map of Fort Hill

About this map

Miller Mountain and Fort Hill anchor the high ground in this southwestern Wyoming landscape, part of a high-altitude drainage system that feeds into a complex network of creeks. The hydrology of the area is particularly intricate, with N Muddy Cr, Little Muddy Cr, and Muddy Cr converging across the central basin. These watercourses, along with Dutch George Cr and Burdick Cr, define the natural movement of the land and dictate the placement of local roads. In the southern reach, Pine Ridge provides a distinct geographic boundary. This 2012 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures the region's character as a sparsely populated cattle-ranching or resource-extraction landscape, where named features are largely tied to the topography and water sources that have sustained movement through the high desert for generations.