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1996 Map of Bowler

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Bowler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The high plains and rugged breaks of the Montana-Wyoming border define this landscape near Bowler, where the Crow Indian Reservation meets the Custer National Forest. This 1996 revision highlights a region shaped by natural drainages like Sage Creek and Summit Creek, as well as human infrastructure like the multiple Pipelines traversing the Bowler Flats. The map reveals a land of transition, where the relatively level flats give way to the steep topography of Pryor Mountain and complex canyon systems including Timber Canyon and Inferno Canyon.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant value in the documentation of the Bowler Cem and the former settlement site of Bowler. Traces of prospecting activity are scattered throughout the higher elevations, with numerous prospects noted along the Miller Trail and near Black Butte. The presence of the Reservation Boundary and the line between Carbon and Big Horn counties illustrates the administrative divisions of this high-altitude cattle and mining country.