2015 Map of Mule Butte

About this map

Johnstown and Riverview Valley sit at the northern edge of this landscape in the Wind River Indian Reservation, defined by a network of water management features carved into the arid Wyoming terrain. The course of the Wind River and the Little Wind River frame the region's geography, supplemented by man-made infrastructure like the Johnstown Ditch and the Le Clair Canal. These irrigation systems signify the agricultural development of the valley floor, contrasted against the high elevations of Mule Butte, Big Ridge, and the distinct Edmo Buttes. For genealogists and local historians, the presence of several burial sites, including Le Clair Cem, Yellow Calf Cem, and Shakespare Cem, provides critical points of reference for tracing family lineages and the heritage of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.