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1966 Map of Home Creek Butte

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Home Creek Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Custer National Forest encompasses a landscape defined by an intricate network of intermittent drainage and isolated water sources in this mid-1960s topographic study. The area is characterized by high points such as Home Creek Butte and distinctive crossings like Suicide Pass and Camps Pass. Local ranching or conservation activity is evident through the numerous small-scale water management features, including the Lower Wilbur Reservoir, Tobin Reservoir, and Fly Creek Res.

Smaller landmarks provide clues to mid-century land use, from the Schoolhouse located near Raleigh Draw to various family-named and descriptive water points such as Houghlan Spring, Wesco Spring, and the curiously named Lemonade Spring. The dense contour lines illustrate the broken terrain carved by Pumpkin Creek and Home Creek, where Logging Creek Spring and other vital seeps supported life in this corner of Powder River County before further modernization altered the local topography.