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2015 Map of South Baxter

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of South Baxter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

South Baxter serves as the focal point for this landscape in Sweetwater County, where the high-desert terrain of southern Wyoming is defined by a complex network of seasonal drainages and ranching access. The geography is dominated by numerous draws and creeks that carved the land over millennia, including East Draw, Circle Springs Draw, and the curiously named Pretty Water Cr. These ephemeral water sources converge in a region where historical land use is etched into the earth by corridors like S Baxter Rd and Brooks Ranch Rd.

Circle Springs provides a rare point of named hydrologic interest among the arid hills. The map highlights the intersection of public land management and local infrastructure, with Aspen Mountain Rd skirting the southern elevations. This area, marked by township boundaries like t16n r104w, illustrates the vast, open-range character of the Wyoming interior, where life and travel are dictated by the paths of Joyce Cr, Dans Cr, and Gap Cr.