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2011 Map of Orofino Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Orofino Mountain and Cottonwood Mountain anchor this landscape in the Butte region, where high-country mining operations and watercourses define the terrain. The presence of the Butte Pacific Mine and the SW NE Section 5 Mine indicates a history of mineral extraction that persists in this area of Montana.

A network of drainages including Dry Cottonwood Creek and its branches, the North Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek and South Fork Dry Cottonwood Creek, carve through the mountainous relief. These waters are joined by Sand Creek and Cook Creek, with the landscape further partitioned by named features such as Perkins Gulch and Cooney Gulch. Local transportation is facilitated by Sand Hollow Rd and Four Corners Rd, providing access to these isolated mining sites and natural features.