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2015 Map of Ditch Creek

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Ditch Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

The high timber and deep drainage systems of the Black Hills National Forest define this 2015 survey of the Pennington County highlands. The landscape is marked by a series of prominent peaks and open clearings, most notably the high meadows of Gillette Prairie and the elevations of Hat Mtn, Green Mtn, and Odakota Mtn. This terrain is deeply dissected by a network of dry draws and seasonal waterways, including Sixmile Draw, Sawmill Draw, and Windmill Draw, which feed into larger systems like Gillette Canyon and the evocatively named West Hell Canyon.

Resource management and forestry access are evident through an extensive grid of forest roads, such as Williams Draw Rd and Pole Creek Rd, which provide access to reliable water sources like Green Mountain Spring and Sixmile Spring. The map traces the winding paths of Ditch Cr, Gold Run, and S Fork Castle Cr, illustrating the hydrological patterns that have shaped this portion of the Black Hills for generations of foresters and ranchers.