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1979 Map of Highwood Baldy

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Highwood Baldy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Highwood Mountains dominate this 1970s landscape, where the high elevations of the Lewis and Clark National Forest meet the drainage networks of Chouteau, Cascade, and Judith Basin counties. The terrain is defined by deep coulees and gulches, including Wildcat Coulee and Boyle Gulch, which feed into major watercourses like Highwood Creek and Belt Creek.

Social centers for the area's ranchers and residents are marked by the Highwood Creek Community Hall and rural schoolhouses such as Mountain View Sch and Little Belt Sch. The map records specific land uses ranging from the Big Willow Cemetery to the modern Highwood Baldy Radio Facility atop the peaks. These features, connected by a network of unimproved roads and a Jeep Trail, illustrate the persistent isolated character of these central Montana uplands.