1958 Map of Schoettlin Mountain

About this map

Isolated homesteads and high-desert terrain define this mid-century look at Wyoming’s high plains near Schoettlin Mountain. Established livestock operations like the Bergstedt Ranch and Mathisen Ranch are tucked into the drainages of Sheep Mountain, while the massive geomorphology of Beaver Rim and the Dilabaugh Buttes dominates the southern landscape. The map captures a water-dependent cattle and sheep economy, where the location of every Spring and the seasonal flows of Beaver Creek or Meadows Creek dictated the placement of permanent ranch buildings.