2014 Map of Hunters Creek

About this map

Elk Basin Oil Field anchors the southern boundary of this Carbon County landscape, where the high-altitude industrial activity of the oil fields meets the complex drainage systems of the Montana-Wyoming border. The terrain is defined by a series of significant erosional features including Castle Coulee, Little Cottonwood Draw, and the prominent Weatherman Draw. Water management in this arid environment is evident through several named catchments such as Hunters Reservoir and Jones Reservoir, which are positioned near Bobcat Pass. Transportation across this section of the Pryor Mountains foothills relies on unpaved routes like Cottonwood Rd and Long Draw Rd, tracing the paths carved by Cottonwood Cr and Hunters Cr. The map illustrates the sparse infrastructure typical of this transition zone between the Bighorn Basin and the surrounding uplands.