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2017 Map of Bachelor Mountain

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Bachelor Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Bachelor Mountain and the surrounding high country of the Beaverhead National Forest dominate this 2017 survey of southwestern Montana. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology and high-altitude basins, notably Horse Prairie and the aptly named Poverty Flats and Coyote Flats. A network of water management features, such as the Mansfield-Prohosky Ditch, Prohosky Ditch, and Pierce Ditch, illustrates the ongoing importance of irrigation in this arid ranching environment.

Several creek systems, including the provocatively named Bloody Dick Cr, Rawhide Cr, and Coyote Creek, drain the slopes of Red Butte and various canyons like Browns Canyon. The transition from protected national forest lands to private or managed range is reflected in the arterial roads like Bachelor Mountain Rd and Bloody Dick Rd, which provide access to this sparsely populated corner of Beaverhead County.