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2024 Map of Peanut Mountain

Name: 2024 Topographic Map of Peanut Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2024
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2024

About this map

The Ouachita National Forest dominates this section of Scott County, where the terrain transitions from the high ridges of Ross Mtn and Peanut Mtn into the fertile valleys of the Fourche La Fave River and the Black Fork. This landscape is defined by its small, scattered rural settlements such as Blansett, Nella, and Ritz, which represent the enduring upland community structure of the region. The network of forest roads and ways, including Boles Motor Way and Nella Rd, illustrates the complex infrastructure required to manage these timberlands.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant landmarks preserved here, such as Whisenhunt Cem near the Black Fork and Shiloh Cem further south near Nella. The presence of water management features like Poteau River Site 17 Lake and Poteau River Site 18 Lake points to twentieth-century conservation and flood control efforts that have shaped the contemporary drainage of Ross Creek and the Poteau River headwaters.