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1974 Map of Reno Junction

Name: 1974 Topographic Map of Reno Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Belle Fourche River headwaters and the vast energy landscapes of the Powder River Basin define this mid-1970s survey. The map centers on the critical energy hub at Reno Junction, where the intersection of State Routes 59 and 387 served as a gateway to the expanding Hilight Oil and Gas Field and Wild Horse Slope Oil and Gas Field. The settlement of Reno sits near the Flats, an area marked by a complex network of ephemeral drainages like All Night Creek and Fourmile Creek.

Infrastructure to support the region's ranching and industrial operations is visible in the Ohman Landing Strip and the Little Buffalo Ranch Landing Strip. The terrain is characterized by a series of prominent buttes, including North Butte and South Middle Butte, which punctuate the plains. Water sources like Rochelle Lake and Gumbo Lake provide crucial reference points in a landscape increasingly shaped by petroleum extraction and long-distance ranching.