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2011 Map of Northwest Missoula

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Northwest Missoula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Missoula's northern reaches and industrial corridors are captured here during a period of significant aviation and emergency management development. The presence of the Smokejumper Center and Aerial Fire Depot alongside the Missoula International Airport highlights the region's specialized role in wilderness firefighting. Transport and logistics dominate the central landscape, with arterial roads like Airway Blvd and the Keil Loop serving the expanding northwestern fringe.

Residential and memorial patterns are well-defined, ranging from Travois Village to the large grounds of Sunset Memorial Gardens and the Missoula Cemetery. The topography transitions from the urbanized flats near the Clark Fork river toward the rising terrain of the North Hills. Rural character persists in the northern reaches near Nagos and the drainage of Butler Creek, where the landscape remains more open compared to the growing clusters at Wye and De Smet.