Tag archives for Landform origins

Medicine Bow River-Laramie River drainage divide area landform origins between the Wyoming Medicine Bow and Laramie Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Medicine Bow River-Laramie River drainage divide area between the Wyoming Medicine Bow and Laramie Mountains. The Laramie Mountains extends in a southeast and south direction from central Wyoming to the Wyoming-Colorado state line. The Laramie Basin is located west and south […]

Medicine Bow River-North Platte River drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming Medicine Bow Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Medicine Bow River-North Platte River drainage divide area in the Wyoming Medicine Bow Mountains. The Medicine Bow Mountains extend in a north-northwest to south-southeast direction across the Wyoming-Colorado border and the North Platte River flows in a north-northwest direction along west […]

Douglas Creek-Laramie River drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming Medicine Bow Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Douglas Creek-Laramie River drainage divide area in the Wyoming Medicine Bow Mountains. The Medicine Bow Mountains extend in a north-northwest direction across the Colorado-Wyoming border with the north-northwest oriented North Platte River valley located along the west flank and the north […]

North Platte River-Laramie River drainage divide area landform origins in the Colorado Medicine Bow Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-Laramie River drainage divide area in the Colorado Medicine Bow Mountains. The Medicine Bow Mountains extend in a north-northwest direction from near the northwest corner of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado into southern Wyoming. The Laramie River originates […]

Grizzly Creek-Colorado River drainage divide area landform origins along the continental divide in the Colorado Rabbit Ears Range, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Grizzly Creek-Colorado River drainage divide area in the Colorado Rabbit Ears Range. The Rabbit Ears Range is a west to east oriented mountain range separating the north oriented North Platte River headwaters area in North Park from the deep west and […]

Encampment River-Elk River drainage divide area landform origins along the continental divide in the Wyoming and Colorado Sierra Madre Mountains and Park Range, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Encampment River-Elk River drainage divide area in the Wyoming and Colorado Sierra Madre Mountains and Park Range. The North Platte River flows in a north and north-northwest direction east of the Park Range in Colorado and northeast of the Sierra Madre […]

North Platte River-Little Snake River drainage divide area landform origins along the continental divide in the Wyoming and Colorado Sierra Madre Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the North Platte River-Little Snake River drainage divide in the Wyoming and Colorado Sierra Madre Mountains. The Sierra Madre Mountains are a northwest to southeast oriented mountain range straddling the Wyoming-Colorado border. The North Platte River flows in a north-northwest direction on […]

Separation Creek-Little Sage Creek drainage divide area landform origins along the Great Divide Basin east rim, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: Topographic map evidence in the Separation Creek-Little Sage Creek drainage divide area along the Wyoming Great Divide Basin east rim is illustrated and interpreted to determine erosional landform origins. The Great Divide Basin is a large region of internal drainage along the east-west continental divide in south central Wyoming and Separation Creek is […]

Separation Creek-North Platte River drainage divide area landform origins along the Great Divide Basin east rim, Wyoming, USA

  Abstract: Topographic map evidence in the Separation Creek-North Platte River drainage divide area along the Wyoming Great Divide Basin east rim is illustrated and discussed to determine the origin of the regional erosional landforms. Today the Great Divide Basin is a large region of internal drainage located along the east-west continental divide. The North […]

Sweetwater River-Great Divide Basin drainage divide area landform origins near the Ferris Mountain, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the Sweetwater River-Great Divide Basin drainage divide area located near the Wyoming Ferris Mountains. The Ferris Mountains are a west-northwest to east-southeast oriented mountain ridge located between Green Mountain to the west and the Seminoe Mountains to the southeast. The Sweetwater River flows […]

Buffalo Creek-South Fork Powder River drainage divide area landform origins in the southern Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, USA

Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Buffalo Creek and the South Fork Powder River along the south and southeast flank of the Wyoming Bighorn Mountains. Buffalo Creek is a southeast, northeast, and north-northwest oriented tributary to the northeast oriented Middle Fork Powder River. The Middle Fork […]

Middle Fork Powder River-Buffalo Creek drainage divide area landform origins in the Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains, USA

  Abstract: This essay uses topographic map evidence to interpret landform origins in the region between Middle Fork Powder River and Buffalo Creek in the Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains. The Middle Fork Powder River originates in the southern Bighorn Mountains along the asymmetric Bighorn River-Powder River drainage divide and flows in a north, northeast, east, […]