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1961 Map of Dewey

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Dewey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Big Hole River carves a path through the southern boundary of this landscape, separating the high peaks of the Beaverhead National Forest from the Deerlodge National Forest to the north. The small settlement of Dewey rests along the riverbank, marked by its local Dewey Cem, while the Big Hole Dam and the Old Railroad Grade further downstream signal the industrial and transport history of this river corridor.

Rising sharply above the river valley, the terrain is defined by dramatic elevations including Mount Fleecer and Charcoal Mountain. Numerous drainages like Quartz Hill Gulch and Nez Perce Gulch provide evidence of early land use, such as the Jerry Creek Cow Camp and the Divide Sch located near the eastern edge. This area, surveyed in the early 1960s, reflects a rugged transition from high-country ridge lines like Fleecer Ridge to the essential water and rail routes of the Big Hole Valley.