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1948 Map of Ragged Top Mountain

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Ragged Top Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

King Brothers Ranch and Coles Ranch anchor a landscape of high-altitude livestock operations in the Laramie Range during the late 1940s. The map illustrates a transitional zone where ranching heritage meets federal land management, evidenced by the large Pole Mountain Military Reservation and the Medicine Bow National Forest. Notable for genealogists and local historians are the numerous family-named outposts like the Warren Livestock Summer Camp and McKechnie Ranch, which provide a record of specific land use and habitation in this corner of Albany County.

Industrial activity is centered around the Feldspar Strip Mine and another Feldspar Mine near Davis Ranch, while academic interests are marked at the University Quarry. The drainage systems of Horse Creek and Lodgepole Creek carve through the terrain, connecting landmarks like Ragged Top Mountain and Pilot Hill, illustrating the complex water-dependency of this high prairie and mountain environment.