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1961 Map of Ketchum Buttes

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Ketchum Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Ketchum Buttes and the surrounding high plains of Carbon County define this landscape as it was documented in the early 1960s. The area is characterized by a network of drainage systems including Cow Creek and the Middle Fork and South Fork of Wild Cow Creek, which carve through the high terrain between prominent landmarks like Rendle Butte and Lone Butte. The absence of established towns reflects a region dedicated to open-range activity and resource extraction, evidenced by a singular Prospect located near the center of the survey.

Transportation is limited to a sparse network of Jeep Trails that navigate the ridges and gulches, such as Deep Gulch and Bird Gulch. These paths likely served local ranching interests or early mineral exploration. The mapping of the Cherokee Creek and Little Savery Creek drainages provides a look at the natural water sources critical to this part of Wyoming before more modern infrastructure or land-use changes altered the quiet character of the high desert.