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1951 Map of Fort Washakie

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Fort Washakie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Fort Washakie serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape within the Wind River Indian Reservation. The mapping records a transition from high-desert ridge lines to irrigated valley floors, most notably around the Countryman Basin and the adjacent Countryman School. The topography is defined by prominent elevations such as Norkok Butte, Sandstone Butte, and the rising slopes of Bighorn Ridge.

Water management is central to this environment, evidenced by an intricate network of irrigation channels including North Fork Ditch No 1, North Fork Ditch No 2, and North Fork Ditch No 3 that draw from the North Fork and South Fork systems. The confluence of these waters near the Little Wind River anchors the settlement, while further out, signs of mid-century industrial activity appear near Juniper Butte through the marking of oil wells and tanks.