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2019 Map of Hill City

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Hill City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Hill City sits at the northern edge of this Aitkin County landscape, where the Hill River flows into the expansive Hill Lake. The geography here is defined by a complex network of wetlands and water management, including the Moose River Flowage and the Hill River Ditch, which cut through the extensive lowlands of the southern half of the quadrangle. Rising above the surrounding marshes is Quadna Mtn, a prominent local elevation that serves as a backdrop to the Hill City-Quadna Mountain Airport.

Tracing the rural road network reveals smaller settlements like Haypoint to the south and local burial grounds including Hill Lake Cem and Macville Cem. The abundance of named water bodies such as Studhorse Lake, Dagle Lake, and Taylor Lake highlights the glacial character of the region. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the sprawling Moose River Pool, which surrounds The Big Island, illustrating the significant role of the Willow River drainage system in this Minnesota environment.