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1962 Map of Dickie Hills

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Dickie Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Big Hole River carves a path through the northern landscape, serving as a historic boundary between Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, and Silver Bow counties. The area is characterized by high-elevation terrain including Dickie Hills and Round Top Mountain, with much of the territory protected as part of the Beaverhead National Forest. This 1962 survey, with revisions updated through the mid-1980s, captures the remote ranching and mining character of this Montana mountain range.

Evidence of early land use is found at Davis Ranch and Olson Ranch, while a small Mine and Gravel Pit indicate localized extraction efforts. Primitive transportation routes like the Pack Trail wind through the drainages of Alder Creek and Meadow Creek, connecting isolated points such as Foolhen Lake. The presence of the Dickie Bridge provides a concrete reference point for river crossings in an area otherwise dominated by seasonal waterways like Harriet Lou Creek and Bear Creek.