2017 Map of Tonopah Ridge

About this map

Tonopah Ridge dominates the southern half of this landscape, rising above a network of drainages that define the high plains of Park County. The map documents an intricate water management system essential to the high desert, featuring the Joe-Moss Ditch and Long Hollow Ditch, which redirect flow from seasonal streams like Meeteetse Creek. To the north, the sharp escarpment of the Meeteetse Rim overlooks Long Hollow, while artificial impoundments such as Horse Cr Number 1 Reservoir and Rush Cr Reservoir punctuate the arid terrain. The presence of Meeteetse Creek Rd and other rural routes provides access to the Spring Creek Basin, showing how modern infrastructure follows the natural contours of the Rawhide Creek and Short Fork Meeteetse Creek watersheds.