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1969 Map of Sugar Loaf

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Sugar Loaf
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Emigrant Trail (Sublette Cutoff) cuts across the southern portion of this high-desert landscape, marking a historical corridor of westward migration through Wyoming. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the map reveals a remote terrain defined by the complex drainage systems of West Buckhorn Draw and East Buckhorn Draw, which converge below the prominent rise of Sugar Loaf.

The mid-century industrial footprint is characterized by a network of isolated resource sites, including Buckhorn Well No 2, Sublette Well No 5, and Luman Well. These wells, connected by a web of Jeep Trails, illustrate the era's energy exploration near the boundary of Sublette and Sweetwater counties. The map serves as a detailed record of how modern infrastructure overlaid ancient travel routes in this part of the American West.