1966 Map of Boulder Baldy

About this map

Helena National Forest encompasses the high country of the Big Belt Mountains in the mid-1960s, a landscape defined by sharp elevation shifts and an extensive network of historic pack routes. The boundary between Meagher Co and Broadwater Co runs through the center of the sheet, crossing the northern slopes of Boulder Baldy. This area is characterized by high alpine water bodies like Boulder Lakes and Camas Lake, which feed the drainage systems for Elk Creek and Big Camas Creek. Evidence of early resource exploration remains at a Prospect located on the southern slopes, while old transport corridors like the Confederate Trail and various Pack Trails snake through the drainage of Debauch Gulch and Black Tail Creek, marking the routes used by early travelers before modern roads penetrated these summits.