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1978 Map of Maukey Gulch

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Maukey Gulch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Deerlodge National Forest dominates this Montana landscape, where the headwaters of Rock Creek and its many forks carve through the high country of Granite County. This 1970s record illustrates a wilderness managed for resource extraction and forestry, anchored by the West Fork Work Center and a network of primitive transportation routes including the Jeep Trail and Pack Trail.

Evidence of historical prospecting and small-scale mining operations is scattered throughout the drainages, notably at the McDonald Mine and Bentz Mine, while water management is marked by the presence of Stephens Reservoir and the Milo Lake high-elevation basin. The nomenclature reflects the practical and perhaps colorful history of the area, from the utilitarian Gaging Station on the Middle Fork Rock Creek to descriptive local names like Schoolmarm Gulch, Poison Gulch, and Big Moffat Gulch.