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1977 Map of Red Cloud Creek West

Name: 1977 Topographic Map of Red Cloud Creek West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fort Laramie Road traces a historical path across this northern Goshen County landscape, cutting through a region of high-plains drainages and rugged breaks. Surveyed in the mid-1970s, the terrain is defined by the prominent Pine Ridge formation and the seasonal watercourses that carve through it. The hydrology of the area is centered on several major draws and creeks, including the winding Red Cloud Creek, Dry Rawhide Creek, and Dickerson Draw.

A network of modern infrastructure, including a prominent Pipeline, overlays this ranching country where localized water sources like Pine Spring and various unnamed Springs were essential for livestock and settlement. The map reveals a sparse, high-desert environment where the economy was tied to the land and utility corridors, and the presence of scattered Well and Drill Hole sites suggests subsurface exploration common to the Wyoming basin during this era.