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2017 Map of Lebo

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of Lebo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

Lebo and its surrounding ranchlands occupy this high-elevation landscape in Meagher County, where the plains meet the timbered slopes of the Lewis & Clark National Forest and Gallatin National Forest. The settlement pattern is defined by isolated ranching infrastructure, such as the Crazy M Ranch Rd and the quiet Lebo Cem, which serve as primary markers for genealogists and local historians tracking family roots in this corner of Montana.

Water serves as the primary sculptor of the terrain, with a dense network of drainages including Cottonwood Creek, Muddy Creek, and Hereim Creek flowing through the northern flats. To the south, the topography rises sharply toward Mt Elmo, where the headwaters of the W Fork Cottonwood Creek and Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek emerge from the forest. This 2017 survey documents the modern layout of forest service access via Forest Lake Rd, preserving the location of small, named streams like East Horse Creek and Loco Creek.