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1972 Map of Blizzard Mtn South

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Blizzard Mtn South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Pioneer Mountains terrain dominates this 1972 survey of the high-elevation boundary between Butte and Blaine counties. The landscape is characterized by its volcanic history, with expansive Lava flows and the small Lava Lake settled at an elevation of 5,158 feet. Water sources are critical here, evidenced by numerous named flows such as East Fork Fish Creek, Lava Creek, and Payne Creek, alongside scattered springs that supported high-country activity.

Industrial interests are centered on the Paymaster Mine and a nearby prospect site, indicating the mineral pursuits that drew workers into these heights. The presence of several borrow pits and a network of pack and jeep trails through Barn Canyon suggests a period of active land management and resource extraction. This sheet provides researchers with a record of the high-desert transition from the peaks of Blizzard Mtn down to the volcanic flats before modern environmental shifts.