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1968 Map of Kappes Canyon

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Kappes Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Quaking Asp Mtn dominates the eastern horizon of this landscape, where the high desert plateaus are deeply incised by a network of dry washes and seasonal flows. Resource extraction and infrastructure define the human footprint during the late 1960s, evidenced by a Coal Mine and a Mine Dump located near the head of Barney Canyon. The presence of several high-pressure pipelines crossing the northern terrain suggests the area's role as a transit corridor for Wyoming’s energy sector.

Water remains the most critical feature in this arid environment, with named points like Ninemile Spring and Mullen Camp Spring marking essential life-sustaining locations. While much of the land is dedicated to industry and transit, the Three Patches Picnic Area on the slopes of the mountain provides a rare point of public recreation. Landmarks such as Antelope Butte and the winding Kappes Canyon offer clear navigational anchors for those tracing land use and topography in the vicinity of Bitter Creek.