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1967 Map of Racetrack

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Racetrack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Racetrack occupies a vital corridor of commerce and agriculture in the late 1960s, where the valley floor meets the foothills of the Flint Creek Range. The landscape is defined by its complex water management system, critical for ranching operations like the Montana State Prison Ranch No 2 and Perkins Ranch. Water is channeled through the West Side Canal and the Morrison Ditch, while the higher elevations feature the Powell Reservoirs and several Spring-fed drainages.

Transportation infrastructure dominates the eastern edge of the sheet along the Clark Fork valley. The presence of two major rail lines, the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific and the Northern Pacific, alongside numerous Gravel Pits, underscores the industrial and logistics-heavy character of this river-and-rail corridor. Survey markers like the Warm Springs North Base BM 4697 provide precise anchor points for local historians and land researchers.