1989 Map of Baggs Creek

About this map

Helena National Forest and Deerlodge National Forest converge in this high-altitude drainage of Powell County, Montana. The map detail centers on a complex hydrologic network defined by the South Fork and Middle Fork Spotted Dog Creeks, which carve through the terrain alongside Fred Burr Creek and Baggs Creek. This 1980s-era revision of earlier surveys provides a clear look at the area's resource-driven geography, where the mountainous landscape is marked by the Hidden Hand Mine and several unidentified Prospects in the southern reaches near Rocker Gulch. The absence of developed townsites or major highways highlights the wilderness character of the forest boundary, emphasizing the importance of small watercourses like Freezeout Creek and Joke Creek for navigating this section of the Rocky Mountains.