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1960 Map of Bighorn

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bighorn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The confluence of the Yellowstone River and Bighorn River dominates this 1960 landscape, revealing a complex network of irrigation and transportation essential to Treasure County ranching. The Northern Pacific railroad tracks parallel the riverbank, connecting the small settlement of Bighorn to the wider region. In the fertile floodplains known as Pease Bottom and Big Ox Bottom, extensive water management is visible through the Rancher Ditch, Tullock Ditch, and Victory Ditch.

Historical depth is anchored by the Ft Pease (Site), marking the 19th-century trade and military outpost on the Yellowstone's northern bank. Above the river, the terrain rises into dissected coulees and plateaus drained by systems like Edwards Creek and Tullock Creek. The map also records the rural infrastructure of the era, from the Pasco community to the Gaging Sta and various gravel pits that supported local development.