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1986 Map of Patterson Canyon

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Patterson Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Lewis and Clark National Forest spans the northern reaches of this central Montana landscape, where the high ridges of the Big Snowy Mountains and Little Snowy Mountains converge. The terrain is defined by a series of deep drainage systems, most notably Patterson Canyon and Horsethief Canyon, which transition from timbered slopes into the open range of Golden Valley County.

Evidence of local navigation and land use is marked by a primitive Pack Trail and several 4WD roads that skirt the base of Red Hill. To the east, the environment shifts toward water sources like Mc Lean Lake and Cameron Creek, while a small industrial footprint is seen at the Gravel Pit near the southern boundary. This provisional survey captures the intersection of forest management and early resource extraction in a transition zone between mountain peaks and prairie coulees.