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2012 Map of Haushar Ranch

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Haushar Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Haushar Ranch and several other family-named ranching outposts define this high-plains landscape in Platte County during the early 21st century. The map reveals a network of watercourses and draws that dictate the placement of local infrastructure and private holdings. Significant seasonal drainages such as Dearcorn Draw, Boxelder Cr, and Spring Cr carve through the terrain, providing essential water sources for the cattle operations at Sommers Ranch and McNutt Ranch.

Transportation through this area relies on a sparse network of roads, including Emigrant Hill Rd and Patten Creek Rd, which navigate the elevation changes near Baldy. These routes and the scattered ranch sites like Osborn Ranch and Smith Ranch illustrate the enduring ranching economy of eastern Wyoming, where vast acreage is managed from isolated homesteads linked by drainage-following tracks and gravel roads.