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2001 Map of Lippert Gulch

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of Lippert Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2004
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2004

About this map

Working ranchlands define this corner of Broadwater County at the start of the 21st century, where family names are etched into the drainage systems of the Helena National Forest. Large operations like the Walter Ranch, Kleckbusch Ranch, and Williams Ranch suggest the persistent cattle and agriculture economy of the Big Belt Mountains. The landscape is deeply carved by a series of gulches and runs, including Lippert Gulch and Boone Run, which flow toward the larger valley floors below.

Water management is a central theme in this arid environment, evidenced by scattered Grain Bins, the Goodwin Ranch, and the presence of a siphon along Deep Creek. The map details the transition from private holdings to federal lands within the Townsend Ranger District, tracing rugged corridors such as Black Butte Gulch and Flume Gulch that have likely served as livestock routes and access points for generations of local ranchers.