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1967 Map of Horse Basin

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Horse Basin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Horse Basin and the surrounding high-altitude drainage systems of Custer County are recorded here as they appeared in the late 1960s. The landscape is defined by its vital water sources, including Spar Mountain Spring, Douglas Spring, and the numbered Horse Basin Spring No 1 and Horse Basin Spring No 2, which likely served as critical infrastructure for local ranchers or early mountain travel. These springs feed various drainages like Corral Basin Creek and Broken Wagon Creek.

Remote mountain access is evidenced by the traces of Walker Road and the Walker Way crossing the southern portion of the quadrangle. The terrain transitions from the heights of Anderson Peak down into the narrow Dry Gulch and Spring Basin Creek valleys. This survey, based on 1966 aerial photography, captures the network of isolated backcountry trails and seasonal water sources before modern developments reached this corner of the state.