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1913 Map of Marias Pass

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Marias Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Marias Pass serves as the central focal point for this 1913 survey, capturing the rugged divide where the Great Northern Railroad traverses the Continental Divide. The map documents a critical period of early 20th-century land management, showing the intersection of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the newly established Glacier National Park. Small outposts like Lubec, Summit, and Glacier Park line the rail route, providing necessary infrastructure for both the railroad and early park visitors.

The high-altitude landscape is dotted with early administrative markers, including the Lubec Ranger Sta, the Ranger Cabin near Kiyo Crag, and the isolated Three Forks Rangers Cabin in the southern reaches. Numerous peaks and basins are named, from Rising Wolf Mtn in the north to the remote Schafer Meadows along the Middle Fork Flathead River. This survey represents the era's meticulous effort to document the complex hydrology of the region, including Two Medicine Lake and its surrounding falls and basins.