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2014 Map of Belt Park Butte

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Belt Park Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Neihart occupies a narrow valley in the Little Belt Mountains, flanked by the steep walls of the Lewis & Clark National Forest. This high-altitude mining district is defined by its deep drainages and sharp peaks, where Belt Creek follows the path of US Hwy 89 northward. The landscape is marked by a complex history of burial sites reflecting the local labor and community, including the Miners Union Cem, Neihart Cem, and Graveyard Gulch Cem.

The terrain transitions from the high prominence of Keegan Peak and Belt Park Butte to expansive mountain meadows like Onion Park and Island Park. To the south, the Cascade Co Meagher Co boundary cuts through Quartzite Ridge, separating the headwaters of Tenderfoot Creek from the Rocking Chair Park area. This map reveals a network of old roads like Belt Park Rd and Divide Rd that weave through gulches such as Slaughterhouse Gulch and Johannesburg Gulch, tracing the industrial and natural geography of this central Montana region.