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1966 Map of Wamsutter

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Wamsutter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Wamsutter serves as the central hub of this high-desert landscape, situated along the critical transportation corridor of the Union Pacific railroad. The town's role in mid-century infrastructure is evidenced by the presence of a Radio Tower, a Pumping Station, and a designated Landing Area, highlighting its significance as a transit and utility waypoint. The landscape is defined by extensive Pipeline networks that cut across the arid terrain, following the natural contours near Latham Draw and Hansen Draw.

Evidence of resource extraction is scattered throughout the region, with several labels for Well and Drill Hole indicating active exploration during the mid-1960s. The convergence of the Union Pacific rail line with the 80 highway and the Wamsutter Crooks Gap Road illustrates a transition period where old rail-dependent settlements adapted to the emerging interstate highway system. This survey also marks the political boundary between Sweetwater and Carbon Counties as it traverses the eastern edge of the quadrangle.