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1953 Map of Yellowstone Ranch

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

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Yellowstone Ranch and other remote livestock operations characterize this Fremont County landscape as it appeared in the early 1950s. The map illustrates a high-desert terrain dominated by the massive Beaver Rim and the deep incisions of Beaver Creek and Cottonwood Creek. Human modification of this arid environment is evident in the Samuel P Large Ditch, a significant water transport feature flumed across the drainage of Government Slide Draw.

Evidence of earlier industry persists in the form of Placer Mines (Aban'd) located near the creek beds, pointing to a history of mineral exploration. Remote landmarks such as Arthur Ranch, Hinton Ranch, and several isolated windmills provided essential waypoints for ranchers. The intricate network of draws, including Mc Turk Draw and Kinney Draw, defines the drainage patterns into the Missouri River Basin watershed.