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1966 Map of Mc Gee Meadow

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mc Gee Meadow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Glacier National Park defines the high-elevation terrain of this mid-1960s survey, dominated by the prominent ridge of the Apgar Mountains. The landscape transitions from the riparian corridors of the North Fork Flathead River on the western edge to the complex drainage systems of McGee Creek and Fish Creek in the interior. This map documents a specific phase of park infrastructure, showing Glacier Route Eight and Glacier Route Seven winding through the timber, alongside specialized features like the Aqueduct near the southern boundary.

Historically, the sheet captures the orientation of visitor overlooks and lookouts, such as Apgar Lookout and the McGee Meadow Overlook, placed to take advantage of the expansive views over McGee Meadow. The presence of the Quarter Circle Bridge and Rubideau Spring provides specific points of interest for those tracing early forest management and park development patterns before later modernization altered the backcountry access routes.