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1971 Map of Maxville

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Maxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The mining and timber landscape of Granite County comes into sharp focus through this 1971 field-checked survey of Maxville and the surrounding Deerlodge National Forest. Located along the Burlington Northern railroad, Maxville serves as the valley anchor for a network of operations reaching deep into the mountains. The map documents an extensive history of extraction, from the Strip Mines north of Gird Creek to the high-elevation Gold Hill Mine and the Nonpareil Mine tucked into the southern drainages.

Industrial activity is mirrored by the complex topography of Maywood Ridge and Dora Thorn Ridge. Tributaries like Boulder Creek and Wyman Gulch cut through the terrain, leading toward smaller mountain settlements like Princeton. This document is particularly valuable for tracing the infrastructure of the early 1970s, including a network of Jeep Trails and remote gaging stations that supported the regional economy of Montana's mountain interior.