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1971 Map of Antelope Creek

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Antelope Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The John Long Mountains define the high country of Granite County in this early 1970s study, much of which is protected within the Deerlodge National Forest. This high-altitude landscape is deeply incised by a network of seasonal and perennial watercourses, including Antelope Creek, Upper Willow Creek, and the curiously named Bathhouse Creek. The drainage patterns, particularly along Spring Creek and its various forks, suggest a terrain shaped by snowmelt and spring runoff common to this part of Montana.

Industrial activity is evident through several unnamed Mine and Mines symbols scattered across the slopes, often accessed by a network of Jeep Trails. These tracks provide the primary means of navigation through the timbered ridges and gulches such as Sluice Gulch and Wildcat Gulch. The map records a moment when resource extraction and forest management were the dominant human imprints on an otherwise remote mountain wilderness.