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1981 Map of Funny Rock

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Funny Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Funny Rock stands as a prominent landmark in this Niobrara County landscape, marking a high point in a region defined by intricate drainage networks and early energy infrastructure. The map reveals a land shaped by the winding courses of Lance Creek and Lightning Creek in the west, while the eastern portion is dissected by seasonal watercourses such as Peddy Draw, South Peddy Draw, and Hancock Draw.

The presence of numerous labeled Drill Hole sites and a crossing Pipeline indicates an era of active subsurface exploration and resource extraction during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Transportation through this open range is anchored by Twenty Eight Road, providing a glimpse into the rural connectivity of eastern Wyoming before modern developments further altered the footprint of these cattle-ranching and oil-drilling grounds.