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1979 Map of Kemmerer

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Kemmerer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Kemmerer and its neighboring towns of Diamondville and Frontier serve as the focal point of this late-1970s landscape, illustrating a region defined by its energy production and fossil heritage. The Elkol Strip Mine and the nearby Brilliant No 8 Mine indicate the heavy industrial activity south of the city, while the Fossil Butte National Monument preserves the area's deeper geological history to the west.

Transport and water management are critical to these settlements, with the Union Pacific railroad and U S 30 providing vital links through the high-desert terrain. The course of Hams Fork is interrupted by the Kemmerer Reservoir and Lake Viva Naughton, securing water resources for the industrial and municipal needs of the Cumberland Flats and the surrounding ranching country. Smaller outposts like Opal and Sage mark the remote stretches of this high Wyoming basin.