1958 Map of Parting of the Ways

About this map

The Historic Monument (Parting of the Ways) marks a pivotal junction in the high sagebrush desert of the Upper Green River Basin. This survey documents the intersection of two iconic overland migration paths: the primary Emigrant Trail and the Sublette Cutoff, which offered travelers a more direct but water-scarce route westward. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral drainage of Juel Creek and the semi-arid basins of Little Sandy Creek and Dry Sandy Creek. Occasional improvements in this sparsely populated region appear at the Old Juel Ranch and the Williams Reservoir No 2, alongside a solitary Artesian Well. The distinctive prominence of Squaw Teat stands as a natural landmark in a territory otherwise shaped by ranching and the remnants of the westward expansion era.