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1959 Map of Mc Rae Gap

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Mc Rae Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Mc Rae Gap and the Coalbank Hills dominate this portion of the Wyoming landscape as it was documented in the late 1950s. The mapping reveals a sparse but established ranching presence, anchored by the Petty Ranch and Phillips Ranch. These operations are connected by the historically named Poison Spider Road, which traverses a terrain defined by intermittent drainages and named peaks like Wild Horse Butte.

The presence of survey markers such as Vabm 6447 Misery and Vabm 6715 Radar suggests the isolation and surveying challenges of this high country. Water sources, critical for the survival of remote ranching, are noted through features like Christine Lake and the South Fork of the Powder River, alongside numerous creeks including Landon Creek and Wallace Creek that feed into the larger regional drainage system.