2021 Map of Powder Mountain NE

About this map

Willow Creek Rim and Church Butte dominate this landscape in Sweetwater County, where the desert terrain is defined by dry washes and essential water catchments. The drainage of W Br Willow Cr and the seasonal flows of Sand Cr carve through the high plateaus, leading into landmarks like Grindstone Wash and Reader Cabin Draw. These features represent the characteristic landforms of the Wyoming basin, where early ranching and livestock movements relied heavily on the scattered water sources found at Lower Willow Creek Spring and the constructed Courthouse Butte Reservoir. Small bodies of water such as Sand Cr Lake and the Sandy Butte Reservoir provide rare points of moisture in a vast, arid terrain mapped here with high-resolution topographic precision.