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1961 Map of Lamont

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Lamont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The small settlement of Lamont serves as a lone outpost in this 1961 portrait of the high Wyoming desert. Located within Carbon County, the landscape is defined by the ephemeral waters of Lost Soldier Lake and Mahoney Lake, alongside the shifting geography of Sand Dunes to the east. The map records a working landscape of resource extraction and ranching, featuring numerous Oil Wells, a Gas Well, and scattered Prospects that indicate the subterranean economy of the era.

Surface water is a critical and named resource here, from the Big Sand Spring to the seasonal flows of Lost Soldier Creek and Sand Springs Creek. Evidence of early overland travel and modern infrastructure exist side-by-side, seen in the old Trail segments and the prominent Pipelines that cut across the topography. The Ferris Mtn Ranch in the northeast corner highlights the persistence of agricultural operations in this arid environment at the start of the 1960s.