1993 Map of North Ridge

About this map

The Old Military Reservation Boundary cuts a historic line across this landscape in the eastern foothills of the Bighorn National Forest. The map documents an intricate network of late 20th-century water management, featuring numerous diversions such as the Johnson Ditch, Brown and Foster Ditch, and Moeller Ditch that lace through the drainage of French Creek. This infrastructure underscores the long-standing importance of water rights and irrigation in high-plains agriculture. Terrain transitions from the heights of Grouse Mountain and Bald Ridge down toward the Trailer Park and Trail Side areas, while conservation priorities are evident in the northern reaches of the Bud Love Big Game Winter Range. The rugged drainage of Mosier Gulch and the winding course of Clear Creek further define this intersection of public lands and managed ranching country.