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1968 Map of Chief Mountain

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Chief Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Blackfeet Indian Reservation Boundary serves as a stark dividing line in this 1968 landscape, separating the high peaks of Glacier National Park from the reservation lands to the east. The prominent peak of Chief Mountain dominates the western topography, while the Chief Mountain International Highway winds through the north, crossing the Canada United States border. This survey captures a rugged frontier environment where infrastructure is limited to Patrol Cabins and a few isolated Drill Holes, emphasizing the area's role as a protected wilderness and trans-border corridor.

Waterways like Lee Creek and Otatso Creek drain the high country around Yellow Mountain and Sherburne Peak. The presence of a Borrow Pit near the eastern boundary suggests localized construction activity during this era, possibly related to maintaining the international highway. Genealogists and historians can trace the precise location of back-country landmarks such as Slide Lake and the various branches of the Lee Creek system as they appeared in the late 1960s.