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1950 Map of Hell Gap

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Hell Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Wild Cat Hills dominate the northeastern corner of this Wyoming landscape, where the Platte County and Goshen County line bisects a terrain of canyons and drainages. The area is defined by a network of ranching homesteads that tell the story of early territorial settlement, including the Old 4J Ranch, Brownrigg Ranch, and the Muthart Place. These locations are often situated near essential water sources like Broom Cr Spring and Patten Creek Spring, which supported livestock and family life in this arid environment.

Industrial and community history is visible through features such as the inactive Greenhope Mine tucked into the hills and the Patten Creek Sch, which is noted as abandoned by the mid-century. The topography transitions from the dramatic relief of Hell Gap and Whalen Canyon in the south to the more open drainages of Broom Creek and Patten Creek in the north, providing a clear view of how geography dictated the placement of early Wyoming rangeland infrastructure.