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1996 Map of Beehive

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Beehive
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Stillwater River drainage dominates this late-twentieth-century survey, where the small community of Beehive and its nearby Beehive School represent the heart of this rural Montana landscape. The area is characterized by dramatic topographic features, from the prominent Beehive Rock overlooking the river to the deep cuts of Dark Canyon and Magpie Canyon. Local industry and infrastructure are evident through the presence of a Mine and the Lewis Hudson-Fowler Ditch, a vital irrigation line supporting the ranching and agricultural interests of the Dean Basin.

South of the settlement of Dean, the terrain rises sharply as it enters the Custer National Forest. This section contains high-elevation water bodies like Island Lake and Heart Lake, along with the Flume that likely serviced earlier timber or water management operations. The network of unimproved roads and trails, including Stillwater River Road, provides a map of the era's access points into the backcountry of Stillwater County.