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1971 Map of Manger Park

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Manger Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Castle Mountains dominate this 1971 survey of Meagher County, where the high-altitude terrain of the Lewis and Clark National Forest transitions into the productive valley floors below. The southwestern corner of the map features a critical piece of regional infrastructure: the White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park Railway, which runs parallel to the Smith River and the South Fork Smith River. This rail connection was historically vital for moving livestock and resources out of this high-country landscape.

Water sources are abundant across the slopes, from the thermal Warm Springs to family-named landmarks like Miller Spring. The quadrangle is marked by several prominent summits, including Beartrap Peak, Woodchuck Mountain, and Elk Peak, while the interior basin of Manger Park provides a central reference point for the network of primitive routes like the Jeep Trail and various Pack Trails that crisscross the drainage divides of Fords Creek and Cottonwood Creek.