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2014 Map of Alberton

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Alberton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Alberton serves as the primary hub on the southwestern edge of this mountain corridor, where the Clark Fork river and the Montana Rail Link define the valley floor. Much of the surrounding landscape is managed as the Lolo National Forest, characterized by the high ridges of the Ninemile Divide and Ellis Mtn. The map documents a sparse but deliberate settlement pattern, including the locales of Ninemile and Soudan, connected by a network of forest roads such as Ninemile Rd and Remount Rd.

Drainages like Ninemile Cr and Butler Cr carve through the terrain, supporting local aviation at the Nine Mile Airport. The boundary between Mineral and Missoula Counties cuts diagonally across the peaks, marking a divide between these two western Montana jurisdictions. This 2014 survey records the modern infrastructure of the region, from the primary corridor of Highway 10 W to specialized forest service routes like Chisholm Trail Rd.