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1964 Map of Elmo

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Elmo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The western shores of Flathead Lake define this 1964 survey, centered on the deeply recessed Big Arm bay. This rugged landscape is dominated by the Hog Heaven Range in the northwest, which rises sharply above the lake to reach the prominent Chief Cliff. Settlement is concentrated in the small lakeside communities of Dayton, Elmo, and Big Arm, where the terrain transitions from steep mountains to more manageable shorelines.

Evidence of local history and recreation is present in the Indian Cem near Dayton and the established grounds of Flathead Lake State Park. Hydrological features like Black Lake and Dayton Creek feed into the massive lake system, while Cromwell Island sits isolated just offshore. The map captures a moment when land use was split between conservation, small-scale settlement, and the extraction found at a local Gravel Pit.