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1951 Map of Livingston Peak

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Livingston Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Livingston Peak dominates the northern reaches of the Absaroka Range in this mid-century topographic survey of the Gallatin National Forest. The landscape is defined by its deep drainage systems, where Mission Creek and the forks of North Fork and South Fork Deep Creek carve through the high-elevation terrain. This 1951 field check records the placement of remote high-country landmarks such as Elephanthead Mountain and Mount Delano, alongside the high basins of West Baldy Basin and East Baldy Basin.

Lower-elevation human presence is concentrated in the northeast corner near the Forest Boundary, where the 63 Ranch and Triangle Ranch mark the transition from the wilderness to the valley floor. Researchers will find interest in the network of draws and creeks like Bear Draw, Little Bear Draw, and Blacktail Creek, which feeds into the isolated Blacktail Lake. The map captures a moment of early 1950s land management, showing established forest boundaries and early ranching footprints before modern developments altered the access routes into these mountains.