1969 Map of Teakettle Butte

About this map

Teakettle Butte stands as a prominent landmark in this high-desert landscape, located near the boundary where Sublette Co and Sweetwater Co meet. The 1969 field survey documents a terrain defined more by historical movement than permanent settlement, specifically through the passage of the Emigrant Trail. This section of the historic route includes the Sublette Cutoff, a vital path for pioneers seeking a more direct way west. The map also records the utilitarian presence of a Well and several Jeep Trails, indicating the era's continued use of the land for ranching or resource exploration while preserving the physical tracks of nineteenth-century western migration across the Wyoming plains.