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1965 Map of Medicine Hot Springs

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Medicine Hot Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Medicine Hot Springs serves as the focal point for this 1960s survey of the mountain wilderness within the Bitterroot National Forest. The landscape is defined by the steep drainage systems of the East Fork Bitterroot River, where recreational sites like Spring Gulch Campground and Warm Springs Campground were established along the river's edge. Higher elevations are marked by distinct peaks and ridgelines, including Shook Mountain and Coyote Peak, as well as named outcrops such as Jim Hill Rock and Medicine Point.

The map reveals a network of high-altitude accessibility through various routes labeled as Jeep Trail and Pack Trail, which provided access to remote areas like Sheeps Head Flat and Crazy Creek Campground. This 1965 field check documents the forest during an era of expanding federal recreation management, when these specific campgrounds and trails formed the primary infrastructure for backcountry exploration in the Montana Rockies.