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1967 Map of Rawlins

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Rawlins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The State Penitentiary stands on the outskirts of Rawlins, serving as a focal point for this expansive high-desert landscape during the late 1980s. This survey illustrates the intricate relationship between the Union Pacific railroad and the string of settlements it sustained, from the mining town of Hanna to the historic coal site of Carbon. The terrain transition is sharp, moving from the arid Great Divide Basin in the west toward the high timber of the Medicine Bow National Forest.

Water management is central to the region's development, evidenced by the Seminoe Reservoir on the North Platte River and the complex drainage of Muddy Creek. To the south, the Sierra Madre range and the Continental Divide define the topography, while historic transit corridors like the Overland Trail parallel the modern route of Interstate 80. Geologists and historians will note the significance of Como Bluffs, a landmark site for paleontological discovery along the northern edge of the Medicine Bow River.