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1961 Map of Overlook Hill

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Overlook Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The North Platte River winds through this Carbon County landscape, forming a central artery for the high-country ranching operations documented in the early 1960s. This survey, part of a Department of the Interior program for the Missouri River Basin, reveals a complex water management system featuring the Hubbell Ditch and Anderson Ditch, essential for supporting livestock at the French Creek Ranch and A Bar A Ranch.

Elevations rise sharply into the Medicine Bow National Forest, where a network of primitive transportation routes including the Jeep Trail, Pack Trail, and Sheep Pack Trail navigate the drainages of Douglas Creek and Mullen Creek. The map provides a look at the intersection of public forest lands and private ranching, marked by topographic landmarks like Overlook Hill and Stovepipe Hill that overlook the river’s southern bend.