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1964 Map of Blue Mountain

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Blue Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Lolo National Forest dominates this landscape southwest of Missoula, where the high peaks of Black Mountain and Blue Mountain define the drainage patterns of the northern Rockies. The map documents a rugged timber and resource landscape in the mid-1960s, punctuated by the Lookout Tower atop Blue Mountain and the industrial footprint of the Chickaman Mine near Chickaman Creek.

Water serves as the primary orienting force here, from the wide Clark Fork in the northeast corner, complete with a Gaging Sta, to the many gulches and creeks feeding into Lolo Creek along the southern border. Family-named drainage features like Westerman Creek, Hollensteiner Gulch, and Anderson Gulch suggest a history of localized settlement and ranching along the valley floors, connected by a network of primitive routes and a Jeep Trail that follows the ridge of Grave Creek.