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1967 Map of Horse Butte

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

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Horse Butte and the high plateaus of Washakie County define this landscape, where the headwaters of the Red Fork Powder River emerge from a network of steep canyons. The terrain is marked by isolated locations like French Vee and Mulligan Hole, suggesting the sparse human presence and specialized use of this high country during the late 1960s.

Evidence of the region's livestock heritage is found in the Big Trails Stock Drive Road, which skirts the northern section of the map. This thoroughfare, along with the Hazelton Road and various jeep trails, provided the primary access to the canyon systems of Little Canyon Creek and its various forks. Numerous named water sources, including Bear Spring and unnamed springs tucked into Barnum Mountain, highlight the importance of water management in this arid, high-altitude grazing environment.