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1953 Map of Weiser Pass

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Weiser Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Dallas Oil Field and Derby Dome Oil Fields define the industrial footprint of this central Wyoming landscape in the early 1950s. Located along the Little Popo Agie River, the Dallas field is detailed with an array of Oil Wells, a Refinery, and a Water Pumping Station, while the Derby Dome site to the south includes an Oil Tank and additional wells. These energy developments contrast with the established ranching culture of the region, where family operations like the Hancock Ranch, Matteson Ranch, and Weiser Ranch are scattered across the creek-fed drainages.

Prominent topographic features such as Cedar Ridge and Blue Cedar Ridge dominate the center of the map, channeling water through the Onion Flats and Devils Canyon. To the south, the terrain climbs toward the Cottonwood Divide and Weiser Pass, where surveyors marked the VABM Cotton 6872 and established remote landmarks like the Wingfoot Pens and Brush Corral near the many springs that dot the hillsides.