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2017 Map of New Year

Name: 2017 Topographic Map of New Year
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2017
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2017

About this map

New Year sits at the heart of this landscape, positioned where the drainage of New Year Gulch meets the complex topography of the Judith Mountains. The terrain is deeply incised by narrow passages such as Devils Canyon Gulch and Dexter Gulch, which radiate from prominent summits including New Year Peak and Pyramid Peak. This area in central Montana reflects a history of movement and early settlement, evidenced by the presence of Trout Creek Cem and Hilger Cem near the northern boundary.

Old transport routes like the Maiden Cutoff and Maiden Rd wind through the gulches, connecting the mountain heights to the surrounding drainages of Warm Spring Cr and Deer Cr. The concentration of named gulches and peaks—such as Ruby Gulch, Porphyry Peak, and Burnette Peak—indicates a landscape heavily shaped by the prospector and rancher's eye for detail, where every fold in the mountain range was identified and named for navigation and resource location.