2011 Map of Mackay Ranch

About this map

Roscoe Cemetery sits near the northeastern corner of this Carbon County landscape, overlooking a network of agricultural waterworks that sustain the local ranching economy. The complex irrigation system is evidenced by numerous gravity-fed features including the Miller Ditch, Oakley-Parker Ditch, and the Antelope Basin Ditch. These man-made channels draw from the perennial flows of East Rosebud Creek and West Rosebud Creek, which dominate the drainage pattern of the region. The map illustrates a sparse, ranch-oriented settlement pattern centered around family-named operations like the Mackay Ranch, which includes the private Mackay Ranch Airport, and the T O Bar Ranch to the south. Distinctive landmarks such as the curiously named Stick-in-the Mud Dam and the prominence of Black Butte provide clear orientation points in this high-plains environment where water management and cattle remain the primary drivers of land use.