2021 Map of Red Lake SW

About this map

The Red Desert Basin dominates this portion of Sweetwater County, presenting a high-altitude arid landscape defined by subtle drainage patterns and minimal human development. Water follows ephemeral paths through Twelvemile Gulch, Black Rock Cr, and Dugout Draw, illustrating the hydrological challenges of this interior drainage basin. The map reflects a modern era of remote land management where transport is limited to established county routes like Co Rd 21 and Co Rd 20. These gravel and dirt roads provide the primary access to vast tracts of public land within the Public Land Survey System grids of t22n r98w and t21n r97w. This landscape serves as a record of late 20th and early 21st-century rangeland, where the grid of sections and townships overlays a topography shaped by wind and intermittent water.