1898 Map of Bald Mountain

About this map

The high alpine crests of the Bighorn National Forest dominate this late nineteenth-century survey, conducted just years after the forest reserve was established. At the heart of the range sits the Fortunatus Mill, a rare industrial marker in a landscape otherwise defined by prominent peaks like Medicine Mtn and Bald Mtn. The map reveals the early connectivity of the high country through a network of trails and primitive roads that linked remote outposts like Sheldons Ranch and the settlement of Cloverly to the river valleys below.