Management Program 



uniting witli the nortii variant some 3.5 miles west. 

 Aspen Mountain is reached about two miles 

 further. 



From Aspen Mountain, the Trail passes 

 Altamont, follows Stowe Creek for a couple of 

 miles, and crosses a gap in Oyster Shell Ridge 

 to drop down to Sulphur Creek and Beartown. 

 Here, the trail veers northwest and crosses the 

 Bear River. The Trail then follows Stagecoach 

 Hollow to Coyote Creek and follows the north side 

 of this creek to a local landmark called "The 

 Needles." The Trail passes through the narrow gap 

 at The Needles, turns northwest, crosses Yellow 

 Creek, and exits the state of Wyoming in the 

 vicinity of the old Needle Rock Station. 



This trail segment lies mostly on private and 

 state land. The public lands along this segment 

 are found in scattered parcels only. The longest 

 segment of trail on public lands is just over a mile 

 long. A total of approximately 10 miles of Mormon- 

 California trail is found on public lands in this 

 segment. 



Management of Sites 



Three interpretive signs should be planned for 

 this trail segment. The first will be placed on public 

 land between Bridger Butte and Bigelow Ditch 

 and will identify the nearby trail as the Mormon- 

 California Trail; not the Oregon Trail. The second 

 will be located near Piedmont and will describe 

 the various historic sites in the Area (Aspen 

 Tunnel, stage stations, Brigham Young's Well, 

 etc.). A final site will be put near The Needles, 

 a local landmark near Needle Rock Stage Station 

 and the present-day Wyoming-Utah State line. 

 This sign will describe the trail in the vicinity. Bear 

 River crossing, etc. 



Management of Trail Segments 



This segment of trail will be managed under 

 the Oregon/Mormon Trail General Management 

 Policy. 



Management Policy 



No specific management policy is necessary for 

 this segment. Two parcels of public land that 

 include the north and south Needles will be 

 retained in their existing condition in federal 

 ownership. 



Seminoe Cutoff - SC (Rawlins District) 



The Seminoe Cutoff is located south of the 

 Sweetwater River, beginning southeast of 

 Sweetwater Station and ending at Burnt Ranch. 

 A variant of the Seminoe Cutoff continues west 

 and rejoins the primary route of the Oregon Trail 

 near Twin Mounds. The Seminoe Cutoff had the 

 advantage of avoiding the last four crossings of 

 the Sweetwater River. 



Management of Sites 



Site SC-9 Seminoe Cutoff Parting (also mentioned 

 in Sweetwater/South Pass Segment). The BLM 



will install an interpretive sign, identifying the 

 Parting of the Seminoe Cutoff with the primary 

 Oregon/Mormon Trail route. 



Management of Trail Segments 



The Seminoe Cutoff will be managed as a 

 trekking route. The BLM will make no special effort 

 to advertise that fact, but will implement measures 

 to ensure public access along its length from near 

 Sweetwater Station to near South Pass. 



To accomplish this, the BLM will attempt to 

 acquire public access across state and private 

 lands along the cutoff and to retain existing 

 easements previously acquired by the BLM. 



The BLM will retain the following public 

 easements across private lands: 



Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 



T 28 N., R. 98 W, 

 sec. 19, SWy4SEy2; 

 sec. 30, Ny2NEy4. 



T 28 N., R. 99 W., 

 sec. 23, Ey2NEy4; 

 sec. 24, Wy2. 



The BLM will attempt to acquire easements 

 across state and private lands. Normal easements 

 would be roughly 50 to 80 feet on either side of 

 the trail center line. The exact width would be 

 negotiated. 



Easements would be needed across the 

 following private lands: 



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