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2001 Map of East Helena

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of East Helena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Helena and its industrial southeastern corridor dominate this 2001 revision, showing the city's complex infrastructure at the turn of the millennium. The landscape is defined by a dense network of transport and utility corridors, from the Helena Regional Airport and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway to the Helena Valley Canal. The map reveals a transition from the urban center to the industrial activity in East Helena, noted for its stack and nearby Rodeo Ground.

Southward, the terrain shifts into the extractive and natural landscapes of the Helena National Forest. Numerous prospects and quarries, such as the McClellan Creek Quarry, are scattered through Holmes Gulch and Clark Gulch, tracing the region's mineral history. Water management is prominent throughout, evidenced by the siphon on Prickly Pear Creek and the Northern Pacific Reservoir, illustrating the vital role of water in both agriculture and industry in this Montana valley.