1960 Map of Reno Hill

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Medicine Bow National Forest and the Deer Creek Range National Forest meet in this landscape of high ridges and deep canyons during the early 1960s. The map illustrates a high-altitude livestock economy, where isolated outposts like the Old Tobin Place (also known as the Banner-Bench Cow Camp), Barker Sheep Camp, and the Stewart Ranch provided necessary infrastructure for ranching operations. The topography is defined by sharp elevation changes at Reno Hill and Pine Mtn, with a complex drainage network including Moonshine Canyon, Rainbow Canyon, and Sensebaugh Canyon. Evidence of early resource exploration is visible at a Prospect in the northwestern hills. A network of primitive Jeep Trails and unnamed ruins scattered near Soldier Creek suggest the tenuous nature of settlement and travel in these interior Wyoming highlands.