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1996 Map of Black Butte

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Black Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Whitehall and its surrounding ranchlands sit at the edge of the Deerlodge National Forest in this late-twentieth-century survey. The landscape transitions from the developed valley floor, marked by an Athletic Field and a Landing Strip, toward the rugged mining and forest lands to the east. Family heritage is anchored in properties like Forcella Ranch, Correa Ranch, and Whitehall Ranch, while the area's deeper history is preserved at the Old Whitehall Cemetery.

Industry and natural resources dominate the high ground, where Black Butte rises above numerous extraction sites, including the Prospects Mine and various mines and prospects scattered along St Paul Gulch. The complex network of water rights is visible through a series of named sources like Tebay Spring and Mud Spring, alongside infrastructure such as a Tailings Pond and significant pipelines that supported both agricultural and industrial operations in this Jefferson County landscape.