1951 Map of Livingston Peak

About this map

Livingston Peak dominates the northern reaches of the Absaroka Range in this mid-century topographic study of the Montana high country. The landscape is defined by the sharp verticality of the Gallatin National Forest, where high alpine basins like West Baldy Basin and East Baldy Basin give way to a dense network of drainages. The map records a transition from the lower elevations near Triangle Ranch and 63 Ranch into the steep, glaciated terrain surrounding Mount Delano and Elephanthead Mountain. The drainage patterns are particularly intricate here, showing the headwaters of Mission Creek and the divergent paths of the North Fork and South Fork Deep Creek. High-elevation water features such as Blacktail Lake are captured before they feed into the larger creek systems like Davis Creek and Blacktail Creek.