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2012 Map of Ross Butte

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Ross Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The confluence of the Green River and the New Fork River dominates this Sublette County landscape, where water and high ground dictate the movement of roads and resources. Ross Butte and the long elevation of Ross Ridge stand as primary landmarks in this high desert terrain, south of which the land drains through the North Alkali Draw and Granite Wash.

A network of Bureau of Land Management routes, including Blm 5404, and local tracks like Yellow Point Rd and New Fork Bridge Rd crisscross the area, serving the ranching and energy interests common to this part of Wyoming. The course of Alkali Creek threads through the western portion of the map, illustrating the drainage patterns that have shaped the geological features like the mesas and buttes for which this region is known.