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2020 Map of Dillon West

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Dillon West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

The Beaverhead River valley serves as the central artery for this part of southwestern Montana, where the city of Dillon sits as the county seat. This landscape is defined by an intricate network of irrigation and drainage features, including the West Side Canal, Dillon Canal, and the Murray Gilbert Slough, reflecting a long history of water management in the high valley. The Union Pacific RR cuts a straight line through the valley floor, passing through the small community of Ford and near the historic Beaverhead County Courthouse.

Academic and civic life is centered at The University of Montana - Western, while the outskirts are marked by landmarks like Smith Island and Lovell Island. To the southwest, the valley narrows near Barretts and the Beaverhead Canyon Gateway, where the river is flanked by Tim's Ridge and the Grand Canyon of the Beaverhead. Local ranchers and genealogists can trace family-named ditches like Guidici Ditch and Hands Ditch that remain vital to the local geography.