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2014 Map of Black Pine Ridge

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Black Pine Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The John Long Mountains define the high-elevation landscape of this Granite County survey, where the Deerlodge National Forest encompasses a network of ridges and drainage basins. Central to the map is Black Pine Ridge, crowned by the Black Pine Lookout Tower, a critical point for fire observation in this heavily timbered region.

Water management and forest access are dictated by the steep terrain, with Upper Willow Cr and the S Fork Lower Willow Cr carving through the mountainside. Numerous family-named or prospect-era ravines, such as Huebeck Gulch, Slussers Gulch, and Arbuckle Gulch, suggest a history of local land use and resource extraction. The presence of routes like Black Pine Rd and Willow Creek Rd shows the infrastructure required to navigate these high-altitude forest tracts.