1959 Map of Cleveland Mountain

About this map

The Sapphire Mountains and the Bitterroot Range dominate this landscape, split by the winding Bitterroot Divide along the borders of Ravalli, Missoula, and Granite Counties. In the late 1950s, the western foothills near the Bitterroot Canal show the transition from the high wilderness of the Bitterroot National Forest to the agricultural and mining fringes of the valley. Local history is anchored at the settlement of Ambrose, where a Cem and Lone Rock Sch served the nearby ranching families.