1952 Map of Wolf Ridge

About this map

Wolf Ridge and the surrounding high plateau of Rio Blanco County are defined by a network of drainage gulches and intermittent water sources as they appeared in the early 1950s. The landscape is marked by the infrastructure of western ranching, featuring the 84 Ranch and Square S Ranch, alongside essential water management tools like a Flume, Ditch, and several Well sites. These features suggest a concentrated effort to manage water in a semiarid environment where life centered on the seasonal flows of Yellow Creek and Duck Creek.