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1970 Map of Bandbox Mountain

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Bandbox Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Old Yogo Town (Site) marks a significant point of historical interest in the Little Belt Mountains, nestled within the southern reaches of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. This 1970 field-checked survey reveals an area defined by its rugged mining legacy, showing numerous unnamed Mines and Prospects scattered along the drainages of Yogo Creek and Skunk Gulch. The presence of a Strip Mine and various workings near Running Wolf Creek suggests a landscape shaped by mineral extraction long after the initial booms of the nineteenth century.

Prominent peaks like Bandbox Mountain, Sheep Mountain, and Tollgate Mtn tower over a complex network of pack and jeep trails that navigate the steep coulees and gulches. Names like Sixteen Color Gulch and Woodchopper Ridge provide a glimpse into the localized nomenclature of the area’s early inhabitants and miners, while the headwaters of the Middle Fork and North Fork of local creeks demonstrate the hydrologic patterns of this mountainous Montana terrain.