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2011 Map of White Cap Hill

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of White Cap Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Alkali Lake and the nearby Moon Lake anchor the southern reaches of this landscape in Brown County, Nebraska. This high-plains terrain is defined by a sparse but interconnected network of named family outposts and ranch lands. The topography is dominated by the prominent elevation of White Cap Hill, which overlooks a series of remote camps and homesteads.

The distribution of these properties, such as O'Hara Ranch, Baldwin Camp, and the Allen Ranch, suggests a legacy of large-scale cattle ranching where individual family names designate significant landmarks across the vast open country. The presence of both the A Gudgel Ranch and W Gudgel Ranch indicates generational family holdings in the area. This 2011 survey captures the enduring character of the Nebraska Sandhills, where water sources and high ground dictate the placement of human activity.