2019 Map of Big Thunder Peak

About this map

Sugar Hills and Big Thunder Peak dominate this northern landscape on the border of Itasca and Aitkin counties. The area is defined by a dense network of wetlands and water bodies, most notably the Little Hill River Wildlife Impoundment and the winding course of the Little Hill River. Local roads and trails like Smith Creek Trl, Walker Rd, and Hill Rd provide access through the timbered terrain, connecting scattered lakes such as Holy Water Lake and Muskey Lake. This map captures a classic Minnesota northwoods environment where the drainage of Morrison Brook and Smith Cr shapes the low-lying basins between the glacial hills. The township lines for t54n r27w and t53n r26w provide the cadastral framework for this largely undeveloped territory.