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1968 Map of Moose Creek

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Moose Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

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Helena National Forest dominates this mountain landscape along the boundary of Powell and Lewis and Clark Counties. The topography is defined by the winding course of the Blackfoot River, which cuts through the center of the sheet near Blackfoot Canyon Campground. Evidence of the region's mining history is visible along Lincoln Gulch in the northeast, where several Mines and the Lincoln Gulch Cem are located.

Resource extraction and transit appear as primary drivers of land use, from the Blackfoot Mine to the localized Gravel Pit near Patterson Prairie. The rugged elevation reaches high points at Black Mountain and Kershaw Mountain, while numerous drainages like Sauerkraut Creek and Wasson Creek feed into the central river system. This 1968 survey documents the forest management and early recreation infrastructure established before significant modern development altered these remote drainages.