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1963 Map of Red Buttes

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Red Buttes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Overland Trail cuts diagonally across this high plains landscape, tracing a historic path of western migration south of Laramie. This 1963 survey, updated through 1978, illustrates a region defined by extensive ranching operations and water management. Numerous family-named holdings such as the Monolith Hunziker Ranch, Lembeke Ranch, and Willow Creek Ranch are connected by a network of unimproved roads and jeep trails, while the Union Pacific railroad corridor serves as a primary industrial artery.

Water engineering is critical to the survival of these livestock operations, evidenced by the Aqueduct and Pipelines traversing the terrain, alongside Goforth Reservoir and Leazenby Lake. The namesake Red Buttes stand as a prominent topographic landmark in the eastern portion of the map, overlooking the winding paths of Harney Creek and Willow Creek. The presence of multiple Monolith wells suggests a landscape where subsurface resources are as vital as the surface grazing lands.