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1958 Map of Rock Springs

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Rock Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Rock Springs and Green River anchor this mid-century look at the high desert of southwestern Wyoming. The corridor established by the Union Pacific railroad and major highways links industrial hubs and coal towns, with a notable concentration of mining and support settlements like Reliance, Stansbury, Winton, and Superior north and east of the main population centers. The presence of a Chemical Plant west of Green River and scattered gas wells across South Baxter Basin underscores the region's long-standing reliance on energy and mineral extraction.

The landscape is defined by massive geological formations, from the flat-topped White Mountain and Pilot Butte to the volcanic features of the Leucite Hills. To the east, the topography opens into the vast Great Divide Basin, a land of ephemeral drainage like Bitter Creek and Salt Wells Creek. Isolated landmarks such as the Buckboard Ranch and various sheep camps mark the agricultural use of the high plains between the deep cuts of Buckhorn Canyon and the Devils Playground.