1969 Map of Blue Spring

About this map

Pine Ridge dominates the northern landscape of this Big Horn County quadrangle, where the terrain drops sharply into a network of coulees and intermittent watercourses. Recorded from aerial photography in the late 1960s, the map reveals a land defined by its water sources, featuring the namesake Blue Spring and several others simply labeled Spring. This area of Montana shows a distinct pattern of land use centered on ranching and resource extraction, evidenced by the presence of a Drill Hole and multiple Flowing Well sites located south of the Base Line.