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1968 Map of North Baxter

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of North Baxter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

North Baxter Basin defines the landscape of this high desert region in the late 1960s, showing a transition toward energy development and modern infrastructure. The small settlement of North Baxter is situated near several industrial markers, including a Pumping Sta and a network of pipelines that crisscross the arid terrain. The presence of numerous Gas Wells, Oil Wells, and several Drill Holes underscores the area's role in Wyoming's fossil fuel extraction history.

Transportation corridors dominate the southern edge of the survey, where the historic Overland Trail runs roughly parallel to the Union Pacific railroad. The drainage of Bitter Creek and Salt Wells Creek provides a natural contrast to the industrial features like the Borrow Pit and the pervasive utility lines. This 1968 study, with purple revisions from 1976, documents a landscape managed for both transcontinental transit and resource production.