1951 Map of Pine Mountain SW

About this map

High plains ranching and early petroleum development define this mid-century survey of central Wyoming. West Poison Spider Camp and the Dodds Ranch serve as the primary human outposts in an arid landscape etched by ephemeral drainages such as Soap Creek, Austin Creek, and the curiously named Burnt Wagon Draw. The presence of an Oil Well and several storage tanks near the camp underscores the region's industrial transition as the Missouri River Basin development program progressed. Connectivity across these flats was maintained by the Poison Spider Road and a prominent Telephone Line, which tracked the path of Poison Spider Creek as it wound through the terrain. The map provides a clear record of land use before modern intensification, capturing the isolation of early 1950s Natrona County.