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2011 Map of Helena

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Helena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Helena serves as the focal point of this 2011 survey, showing the complex intersection of Montana’s state government and its deep-seated mining heritage. The map documents the city's modern layout, including the State Capitol Grounds and the historic Reeders Alley district, while tracing the northern edges of the mining country that originally built the town. To the south, the landscape is defined by steep drainages like Grizzly Gulch and Orofino Gulch, which are densely packed with mining claims and prospects such as the Oro Y Plata Mine and Bluebird Mine.

A significant concentration of institutional and military history is evident to the northwest at Fort Harrison Army Air Field and the adjacent Montana State Veterans Cemetery. The transition from the urban grid to the peaks of Mount Helena and Mount Ascension illustrates how the city is geographically constrained by the very terrain that provided its mineral wealth. Local history is further preserved in sites like the Lewis and Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery and the industrial remnants found near Unionville.