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1974 Map of Rawhide Buttes East

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Rawhide Buttes East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Rawhide Buttes dominate the western horizon of this 1974 survey, which spans the county line between Niobrara County and Goshen County. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of Big Rawhide Butte and Middle Rawhide Butte, while the surrounding plains are etched by an intricate network of seasonal drainages. Prominent waterways include Rawhide Creek and Negro Baby Creek, which weave through the prairie alongside Sand Draw.

Resource extraction and water management are evident in the presence of Quarries near Bald Butte and a long-distance Pipeline cutting north-to-south across the quadrangle. Several named water sources like Wolf Spring suggest the critical importance of reliable water for ranching and industry in this high-plains environment. The map captures a moment when traditional land use and industrial infrastructure existed side-by-side in this sparsely populated region of eastern Wyoming.