1966 Map of Boulder Baldy

About this map

Boulder Baldy and Boulder Mountain anchor this high-altitude landscape within the Helena National Forest, where the county line between Meagher and Broadwater counties follows the primary mountain divide. The 1966 field check reveals a network of primitive transportation routes, including the Confederate Trail, various unnamed Pack Trails, and Jeep Trails that skirt the drainages of Elk Creek and Duck Creek. These trails provide the only access to remote alpine features such as Boulder Lakes and Camas Lake. Historical land use is hinted at by a single Prospect located near Camas Ridge, while the naming of Irish Gulch and Debauch Gulch reflects the colorful legacy of early western surveyors and miners who moved through these steep Montana corridors.