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1985 Map of Landowner Mountain

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Landowner Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lolo National Forest encompasses this high-elevation terrain in Mineral County, Montana, where a complex network of drainages and peaks defines the landscape. The geography is anchored by notable summits like Landowner Mountain and Sunrise Mountain, providing a detailed look at the drainage basins for Trout Creek and its many tributaries. The nomenclature reflects the region's mining and prospecting history, with labels such as China Gulch, Tin Cup Creek, and Russian Bill Creek hinting at the individuals and small-scale operations that once worked these slopes.

Transport through this part of the Bitterroot Range is restricted to primitive routes and trails that follow the natural contours of the land, such as those leading to Windfall Lake or skirting Eagle Rock. The map illustrates a wilderness characterized by steep gulches like Cayuse Gulch and Hungary Gulch, documenting the area as it existed in the mid-1980s before modern shifts in forest management and road access.