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1949 Map of Hylton Ranch

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Hylton Ranch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Hylton Ranch serves as the central landmark in this mid-century study of the Wyoming high plains, situated along the Glenrock-Ross Road. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral nature of local water sources, including the drainage of Sand Creek and the seasonally dry basin of Dry Lake. In the northern section, the Sand Creek Reservoir represents a managed water point for ranching operations in a region where windmills are frequent, essential landmarks.

Resource extraction and the topographic extremes of Converse County are evident in the presence of a Coal Mine (Inactive) and several active sites scattered among the ridges. High points like Top of the World and Monkey Hill provide significant vantage points over a terrain marked by isolated structures and occasional Ruins, documenting the sparse but persistent human footprint on the land during the late 1940s.