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2021 Map of Sand Point

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Sand Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Sand Point rises as a prominent landmark in this high-desert reach of the Big Horn Basin, where the border between Hot Springs and Washakie counties carves through the drainage of Buffalo Springs Creek. The landscape is defined by a network of seasonal watercourses and ridges, including the appropriately named Shanty Ridge and Chalk Butte. Human infrastructure is sparse, characterized by ranching-related water management like the Cottonwood Trail Reservoir and the uniquely titled Worland Nowood Draw Number 4.

Transportation in this arid territory is limited to rugged tracks such as Blue Bank Road and the evocatively named Devils Slide Road. These routes provide access to remote draws like Blue Bank Draw and Brome Draw, tracing the natural contours of the land. The presence of Buffalo Springs indicates the vital, scattered water sources that historically dictated movement and land use in this part of Wyoming.