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2020 Map of Canyon Ferry

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Canyon Ferry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Canyon Ferry Lake dominates the southern half of this landscape, where the Missouri River was harnessed to create a vital water resource for the region. The map captures a transition from the lakeside settlements like Canyon Ferry to the high, gulch-cut terrain of the Helena National Forest. A notable concentration of local history is found near the water, including the Canyon Ferry Cemetery and Cemetery Hill.

Evidence of engineering and early mining culture is scattered throughout, from the Helena Valley Canal Tunnel to numerous named bars like French Bar and Gruells Bar. To the north, the small settlement of York serves as a gateway to an intricate network of drainages such as Big Rattlesnake Gulch and York Gulch. The elevation rises sharply toward the Spokane Hills and French Bar Mtn, defining a landscape where infrastructure and wilderness meet along the jagged shoreline of Chinaman Cove and Cave Bay.