2015 Map of Whiskey Buttes

About this map

The Brigham Young 1847 trail corridor marks the southeastern reach of this Sweetwater County landscape, preserving the historical transit route through Wyoming's high desert. This 2015 survey reveals a terrain defined by dramatic drainage patterns and isolated geological features, notably the eponymous Whiskey Buttes and the adjacent Whiskey Basin. The hydrology is dominated by the seasonal paths of Shute Cr and S Fork Shute Cr, which carve through the arid topography. Modern land management is reflected in the precise grid of the Public Land Survey System, which divides the township lines of t22n r111w and t21n r110w. The presence of the West Otterson Wash further illustrates the complex erosional features that dictate the movement of water and travel through this part of the Green River Basin.