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1967 Map of Sublette Canyon

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Sublette Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Emigrant (Sublette Cutoff) Trail winds through this high-altitude landscape in Lincoln County, following a historic bypass used by travelers headed toward the Pacific. The terrain is defined by a series of north-south elevations including Tunp Ridge, Rock Creek Ridge, and Dempsey Ridge. These parallel ridges create deep drainages such as Sublette Canyon and provide a backdrop for a remote landscape where land use is largely divided between natural resource extraction and early recreational development.

Evidence of local industry and transit is visible in the isolated Prospect near Underwood Creek and the Ski Lift located along Pine Creek. Water sources like Drubby Spring and Rock Creek are critical features in this arid environment, while the Hams Fork Plateau dominates the southeastern portion of the survey. The map captures the area just before modern intensive development, preserving the exact path of the Sublette Cutoff as it was documented in the late 1960s.