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1987 Map of Bozeman Pass

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Bozeman Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Bozeman Pass serves as the central hub of this 1980s landscape, where industrial infrastructure and mountain terrain converge at the Gallatin Co Park Co line. The Burlington Northern railroad dominates the east-west corridor, passing through the critical Bozeman Tunnel near the small settlements of West End and Muir. This era is defined by a dense concentration of mining activity south of the tracks, including the Anaconda Copper Mines, Mountainside Mine, and several operations along Five Mile Creek like the Ross Mine.

Evidence of early local development is scattered across the Bridger Range foothills, notably at the Malmborg Sch and the community at Timberline. The map documents a transition in land use, where rugged natural features like Green Mountain are crisscrossed by modern utilities, including a significant Pipeline and multiple Trans Lines. It provides a clear record of the relationship between high-altitude resource extraction and the vital transportation links required to move those materials through the mountains.