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1998 Map of Deer Mountain

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Deer Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Sleeping Child Hot Springs serves as a primary landmark within this mountain landscape, which is heavily defined by the drainage patterns of the Bitterroot National Forest. The topography is characterized by a series of deep gulches and creek valleys, including Sleeping Child Creek and its tributary Little Sleeping Child Creek, which cut through the high elevations of Deer Mountain and Blacktail Point.

Insights into early regional land use are found in descriptive location names like Hamburger Flat and Cold Spring Hill. The presence of the Darby Ranger District boundary reflects the ongoing management of these timberlands and watersheds. This 1990s revision integrates mid-century topography with modernized imagery, providing a precise look at the forest roads and drainage systems as they existed prior to the turn of the millennium.